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Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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In 2021-2022, 83,905 allied health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online basic certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online allied health basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

Galveston College

Galveston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Galveston College the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Galveston, Galveston College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 64% of the allied health majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full Allied Health Professions at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baptist Health System School of Health Professions. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Baptist Health System School of Health Professions is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

About 75% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 25% are male.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Baptist Health System School of Health Professions

#4

Parker University

Dallas, TX

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Parker University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Dallas, Parker University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Parker University

#4

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Rio Salado College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the Southwest Region . Rio Salado College is a large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Full Allied Health Professions at Rio Salado College Report

Explore the most popular online allied health professions colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,843
Texas 5,249
Oklahoma 987
New Mexico 750

One of 11 majors within the trade school 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) 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

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 5 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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