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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in Alabama

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions School for You

Allied Health Professions is the most popular major in Alabama with 1,671 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Alabama to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Alabama

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

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Herzing University - Birmingham the best school in Alabama for allied health professions students. Herzing University - Birmingham is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Birmingham.

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#2

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

The excellent programs at Columbia Southern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in Alabama. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

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#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in Alabama list. UA is a very large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in Alabama list. LSCC - Birmingham Campus is a small public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wallace Community College, Dothan. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in Alabama list. Wallace, Dothan is a small public school located in the small city of Dothan.

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Coastal Alabama Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in Alabama ranking. Coastal Alabama Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Bay Minette.

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University of South Alabama did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Wallace State Community College, Hanceville 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 distant town of Hanceville, Wallace State, Hanceville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Gadsden State Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in the city of Gadsden, GSCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Lurleen B Wallace Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Andalusia, Lurleen B. Wallace Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,414
South Carolina 774
Arkansas 1,197
North Carolina 1,691
Florida 7,935
West Virginia 342
Louisiana 907
Virginia 1,971
Kentucky 1,122
Tennessee 2,444
Mississippi 564

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 22 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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