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In 2021-2022, 83,905 allied health professions students received their degrees and certificates, 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 Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 551 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate 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.
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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Colleges.
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Our analysis found National University to be the most popular school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Located in the city of San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Full Allied Health Professions at National University Report
The in-demand basic certificate programs at Victor Valley College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in the United States. Victor Valley College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Victorville.
Women make up 26% of the allied health majors at the school.
Full Allied Health Professions at Victor Valley College Report
Out of the 551 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
About 77% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 23% are male.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting
Out of the 551 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Hillsborough Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. HCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
Women make up 36% of the allied health majors at the school.
Full Allied Health Professions at Hillsborough Community College Report
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Valencia College is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Valencia College is a very large public school located in the large city of Orlando.
Of the 239 students majoring in allied health at Valencia College, 49% are male and 51% are female.
With a ranking of #6, Red Rocks Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 36% of the allied health majors at the school.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Red Rocks Community College
With a ranking of #7, Central New Mexico Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. CNM is a large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.
Women make up 45% of the allied health majors at the school.
Front Range Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 53% of the allied health majors at the school.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Front Range Community College
Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. SRJC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Rosa.
Women make up 36% of the allied health majors at the school.
Full Allied Health Professions at Santa Rosa Junior College Report
Pikes Peak Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 133 students majoring in allied health at PPCC, 56% are male and 44% are female.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Pikes Peak Community College
American Medical Academy ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, American Medical Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
About 20% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 80% are male.
Full Allied Health Professions at American Medical Academy Report
Madison Area Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
Women make up 50% of the allied health majors at the school.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Madison Area Technical College
Broward College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 38% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 62% are male.
With a ranking of #14, College of Southern Nevada did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. CSN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.
About 27% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 73% are male.
Full Allied Health Professions at College of Southern Nevada Report
Truckee Meadows Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Reno, Truckee Meadows Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 270 students majoring in allied health at Truckee Meadows Community College, 67% are male and 33% are female.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Truckee Meadows Community College
GateWay Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Phoenix, GateWay Community College is a public school with a small student population.
About 56% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 44% are male.
Full Allied Health Professions at GateWay Community College Report
Pima Community College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 114 students majoring in allied health at Pima County Community College District, 66% are male and 34% are female.
Piedmont Virginia Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, PVCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 78% of the allied health majors at the school.
Full Allied Health Professions at Piedmont Virginia Community College Report
Indian River State College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. Indian River State College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce.
About 20% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 80% are male.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Indian River State College
With a ranking of #20, Palomar College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, Palomar College is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 23% of the allied health majors at the school.
Lord Fairfax Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the rural area of Middletown, Lord Fairfax Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 78% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 22% are male.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Lord Fairfax Community College
Mountain Empire Community College landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. MECC is a small public school located in the town of Big Stone Gap.
Of the 189 students majoring in allied health at MECC, 19% are male and 81% are female.
Full Allied Health Professions at Mountain Empire Community College Report
Florida SouthWestern State College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. FSW is a large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.
Women make up 35% of the allied health majors at the school.
Palm Beach State College landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 132 students majoring in allied health at Palm Beach State College, 67% are male and 33% are female.
Full Allied Health Professions at Palm Beach State College Report
Seminole State College of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the small city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 168 students majoring in allied health at Seminole State, 70% are male and 30% are female.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Seminole State College of Florida
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This list represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 551 different United States allied health professions schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools award.
Allied Health Professions by Region
View the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools for a specific region near you.
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Allied Health Professions Related Majors
One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.
Allied Health Focus Areas
Most Popular Majors Related 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 25 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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