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Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate 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.

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 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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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 basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. AIMS Education is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Piscataway.

Of the 34 students majoring in allied health at AIMS Education, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Allegheny County. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 33% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Community College of Baltimore County is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in allied health at CCBC, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lancaster, PA College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 22 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, All-State Career School - Lester landed the # 5 spot on the list. All-State Career School - Lester is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Essington.

About 42% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 58% are male.

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Best Care College

East Orange, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Best Care College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of East Orange, Best Care College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Rochester Institute of Technology 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 #7 on the list. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

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Bucks County Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Bucks County Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Newtown.

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Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Camden County 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 #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Anne Arundel 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 #10 on the list. AACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Arnold.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,398
Pennsylvania 1,744
New Jersey 1,086
Maryland 669
Delaware 90
District of Columbia 36

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 22 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).

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