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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

With 83,905 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, allied health professions is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the allied health basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Best Care College

East Orange, NJ

Our analysis found Best Care College to be the best school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of East Orange, Best Care College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education landed the # 2 spot on the list. AIMS Education is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Piscataway.

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#3

Gannon University

Erie, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Gannon University is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lancaster, PA College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Rochester Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

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Community College of Baltimore County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

Howard Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. HCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Columbia.

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Anne Arundel Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. AACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Arnold.

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Bucks County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Bucks County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Newtown.

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With a ranking of #10, Northampton County Area Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Northampton Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bethlehem.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,398
Pennsylvania 1,744
New Jersey 1,086
Maryland 669
Delaware 90
District of Columbia 36

Allied Health Professions is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 27,240
Physician Assistant 12,000
Radiologic Technology 10,633
Surgical Technology 7,412
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,569
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 6,160
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,080
Athletic Training 3,408
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 2,012
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,367
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 773
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 652
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 575
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 391
Polysomnography 233
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 147
Mammography Technician/Technology 109
Cardiopulmonary Technology 51
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 48
Hearing Instrument Specialist 18
Orthopedic Technology 17
Gene/Genetic Therapy 10

Majors Similar to Allied Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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