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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida

46 Colleges
$39,132 Avg Salary
$14,823 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Allied Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Florida. With 3,670 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in Florida to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the allied health undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Florida.

#1

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Our analysis found Broward College to be the most popular school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Florida. Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 27% of the allied health majors at the school.

On average, allied health graduates from BC take out $14,608 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Broward College

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at American Medical Academy helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in Florida. Located in the suburb of Miami, American Medical Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 95 students majoring in allied health at American Medical Academy, 83% are male and 17% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health majors at American Medical Academy accumulate an average of around $10,666 in student debt.

Full Allied Health Professions at American Medical Academy Report

#3

HCI College

West Palm Beach, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means HCI College is a great place for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of West Palm Beach, HCI College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 86 students majoring in allied health at HCI College, 77% are male and 23% are female.

Full Allied Health Professions at HCI College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hillsborough Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. HCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

Of the 80 students majoring in allied health at HCC, 86% are male and 14% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from HCC carry an average student debt load of $15,181.

Full Allied Health Professions at Hillsborough Community College Report

#5

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

Out of the 46 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Palm Beach State College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public college with a very large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 57% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from Palm Beach State College carry an average student debt load of $14,368.

Full Allied Health Professions at Palm Beach State College Report

#6

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

With a ranking of #6, Valencia College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Valencia College is a very large public school located in the city of Orlando.

Of the 61 students majoring in allied health at Valencia College, 72% are male and 28% are female.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Valencia College

Seminole State College of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 20% of the allied health majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Seminole State take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,082.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Seminole State College of Florida

Lake Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Lake Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the midsize suburb of Eustis.

Women make up 17% of the allied health majors at the school.

Full Allied Health Professions at Lake Technical College Report

#9

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

St Petersburg College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Clearwater, SPC is a public college with a very large student population.

About 22% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 78% are male.

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#10

Santa Fe College

Gainesville, FL

Santa Fe College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. Santa Fe College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Gainesville.

Women make up 39% of the allied health majors at the school.

Allied Health majors at Santa Fe College take out an average of $19,939 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Allied Health Professions at Santa Fe College Report

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,932
Tennessee 1,213
Kentucky 801
Georgia 1,299
West Virginia 356
Virginia 1,447
Alabama 797
Louisiana 593
Mississippi 504
South Carolina 644
Arkansas 609

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Allied Health Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 26,641
Physician Assistant 11,351
Radiologic Technology 9,790
Surgical Technology 7,583
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,845
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 5,396
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,850
Athletic Training 3,767
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 1,911
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,405
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 619
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 568
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 525
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 379
Polysomnography 302
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 138
Mammography Technician/Technology 69
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 51
Cardiopulmonary Technology 40
Hearing Instrument Specialist 32
Gene/Genetic Therapy 31
Orthopedic Technology 15

Majors Similar to Allied Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 27 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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