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Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Kentucky

2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Kentucky

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

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, allied health professions students earned 1,122 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

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 Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Kentucky to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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 bachelor's degree.

#1

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Kentucky University the most popular school in Kentucky for allied health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 55 students majoring in allied health at NKU, 24% are male and 76% are female.

On average, allied health graduates from NKU take out $27,923 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $250.

Full Allied Health Professions at Northern Kentucky University Report

Out of the 8 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehead State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Allied Health majors at Morehead State University take out an average of $23,048 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 8 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Eastern is a large public school located in the town of Richmond.

Of the 25 students majoring in allied health at Eastern, 76% are male and 24% are female.

The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Eastern take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,064.

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#4

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Bellarmine University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in Kentucky. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

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#5

Georgetown College

Georgetown, KY

Out of the 8 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Georgetown, Georgetown College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in allied health at Georgetown College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Allied Health Professions at Georgetown College Report

#6

Thomas More University

Crestview Hills, KY

Thomas More 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 #6 on the list. Thomas More is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Crestview Hills.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, allied health majors at Thomas More accumulate an average of around $22,500 in student debt.

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#7

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

With a ranking of #7, Union College Kentucky did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Barbourville.

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#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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
Alabama 1,671
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 8 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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