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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

In 2020-2021, 69,358 allied health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

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.

View our full ranking methodology.

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 analysis found Center for Allied Health Education to be the best school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Brooklyn, Center for Allied Health Education is a private for-profit college with a 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 fairly 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. RHSHS is a fairly 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of East Orange, Best Care College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health professions students. SUNY Downstate is a small public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

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Ulster BOCES School of Practical Nursing did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Lake Katrine, Ulster BOCES School of Practical Nursing is a public school with a small student population.

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#9

Wagner College

Staten Island, NY

Wagner College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best allied health professions programs. Located in the city of Staten Island, Wagner is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#10

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Jefferson University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #11 on the list. AIMS Education is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Piscataway.

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#12

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#13

Institute of Health Sciences

Hunt Valley, MD

Institute of Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #13 on the list. Institute of Health Sciences is a 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 ranked #14 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre, King's College PA is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#15

Western Suffolk BOCES

Northport, NY

With a ranking of #15, Western Suffolk BOCES did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health professions students. Located in the large suburb of Northport, Western Suffolk BOCES is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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#16

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

With a ranking of #16, Duquesne University did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health professions students. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Medical Career Institute ranked #17 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Medical Career Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Ocean.

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#18

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Marist College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best allied health professions programs. Marist is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie.

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Delaware Technical Community College - Terry did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #19 on the list. Delaware Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Dover.

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#20

Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY

With a ranking of #20, Molloy College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health professions students. Located in the large suburb of Rockville Centre, Molloy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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New York Medical Career Training Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #21 on the list. New York Medical Career Training Center is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Flushing.

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#22

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best allied health professions programs. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #23 on the 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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#24

Fortis College - Landover

Landover, MD

Fortis College - Landover did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #24 on the list. 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 ranked #25 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. 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 Clarion University of Pennsylvania Clarion, PA
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) 26,631
Radiologic Technology 9,684
Surgical Technology 7,583
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,722
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 5,378
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,740
Athletic Training 2,305
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 1,836
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,377
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 602
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 568
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 516
Physician Assistant 501
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 379
Polysomnography 302
Mammography Technician/Technology 69
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 51
Cardiopulmonary Technology 40
Hearing Instrument Specialist 32
Gene/Genetic Therapy 27
Orthopedic Technology 15

Majors Similar to Allied Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,270
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,030
Health & Medical Administrative Services 72,024
Health Sciences & Services 34,199
Dental Support Services 26,277

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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