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Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 172 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for allied health majors pursuing a .

Top 25 Top Middle Atlantic Region Trade Schools in Allied Health Professions

Our 2023 rankings named Center for Allied Health Education the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for allied health professions students. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Center for Allied Health Education is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent programs at DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Memorial Medical Center is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Johnstown.

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The excellent programs at Arnot Ogden Medical Center helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Arnot Ogden Medical Center is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Elmira.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. RHSHS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Reading.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Upstate Medical University is a great place for allied health professions students. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, SUNY Upstate Medical University is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Best Care College

East Orange, NJ

Best Care College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of East Orange, Best Care College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best allied health professions programs. SUNY Downstate is a small public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

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Ulster BOCES School of Practical Nursing ranked #8 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Port Ewen, Ulster BOCES School of Practical Nursing is a public college with a student population.

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#9

Wagner College

Staten Island, NY

Wagner College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Staten Island, Wagner is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Jefferson University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best allied health professions programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. AIMS Education is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Piscataway.

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#12

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#13

Institute of Health Sciences

Hunt Valley, MD

Institute of Health Sciences came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Institute of Health Sciences is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hunt Valley.

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#14

King's College

Wilkes-Barre, PA

King’s College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best allied health professions programs. Located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre, King's College PA is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#15

Western Suffolk BOCES

Northport, NY

Western Suffolk BOCES came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Northport, Western Suffolk BOCES is a public school with a small student population.

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#16

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best allied health professions programs. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Medical Career Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #17 on the list. Medical Career Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Ocean.

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#18

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Marist College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Marist is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie.

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Delaware Technical Community College - Terry landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best allied health professions programs. Delaware Tech is a large public school located in the small city of Dover.

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#20

Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY

Molloy College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Rockville Centre, Molloy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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New York Medical Career Training Center came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York Medical Career Training Center is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Flushing.

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#22

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a large student population.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #23 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Fortis College - Landover

Landover, MD

Fortis College - Landover came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Landover, Fortis College - Landover is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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St John’s University - New York landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best allied health professions programs. Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Allied Health Professions students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
26 Kean University Union, NJ
27 Nassau Community College Garden City, NY
28 York College of Pennsylvania York, PA
29 Gannon University Erie, PA
30 County College of Morris Randolph, NJ
31 University of Delaware Newark, DE
32 School Removed
33 Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences Lancaster, PA
34 Ithaca College Ithaca, NY

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions schools 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 25 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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