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Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Trade Schools in Alabama

2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Trade Schools in Alabama

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$46,187 Avg Salary
$16,672 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Trade Schools in Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Alabama to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for allied health majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Wallace State Community College, Hanceville the most popular school in Alabama for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Hanceville, Wallace State, Hanceville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 19% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, allied health majors at Wallace State, Hanceville accumulate an average of around $14,217 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jefferson State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Trade Schools in Alabama list. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, Jeff State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 29% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, allied health majors at Jeff State accumulate an average of around $12,001 in student debt.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Southern Union State Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in Alabama. Located in the rural area of Wadley, Southern Union State Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in allied health at Southern Union State Community College, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gadsden State Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Trade Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Gadsden, GSCC is a public college with a small student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 21% are male.

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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 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Trade Schools in Alabama list. Wallace, Dothan is a small public school located in the small city of Dothan.

About 69% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 31% are male.

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John C Calhoun State Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree allied health professions programs. Located in the rural area of Tanner, Calhoun Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 21% are male.

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H Councill Trenholm State Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Trade Schools in Alabama list. Trenholm State is a small public school located in the city of Montgomery.

Women make up 75% of the allied health majors at the school.

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Northwest-Shoals Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Trade Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Muscle Shoals, NW-SCC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the allied health majors at the school.

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Shelton State Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Trade Schools in Alabama ranking. Shelton State Community College is a small public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

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Coastal Alabama Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Trade Schools in Alabama ranking. Coastal Alabama Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Bay Minette.

About 50% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 774
Georgia 2,414
Arkansas 1,197
North Carolina 1,691
Florida 7,935
Louisiana 907
West Virginia 342
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 17 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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