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Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

16 Colleges
$50,672 Avg Salary
$23,932 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree 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.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Boise State University to be the most popular school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Boise.

About 68% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 32% are male.

On average, allied health graduates from Boise State take out $18,119 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Allied Health majors at WSU take out an average of $17,819 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Allied Health Professions at Weber State University Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Lewis - Clark State College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in allied health at Lewis - Clark State College, 23% are male and 77% are female.

The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Lewis - Clark State College take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,054.

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#4

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Idaho State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#4

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Out of the 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Mesa University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

Of the 22 students majoring in allied health at Colorado Mesa, 23% are male and 77% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, allied health majors at Colorado Mesa accumulate an average of around $21,607 in student debt.

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Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

Of the 3 students majoring in allied health at BYU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Utah Valley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 79% of the allied health majors at the school.

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Pueblo Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Pueblo Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.

Women make up 50% of the allied health majors at the school.

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#9

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in allied health at U of U, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.

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

Allied Health majors at MSU Denver take out an average of $20,059 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,830
Utah 788
Idaho 505
Montana 116
Wyoming 73

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

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 16 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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