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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, allied health professions was ranked 5th in Texas. In fact, 5,249 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

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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 in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 37 schools in Texas 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

Our analysis found South Texas College to be the most popular school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Texas. South Texas College is a very large public school located in the city of McAllen.

Women make up 44% of the allied health majors at the school.

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#2

Galveston College

Galveston, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Galveston College is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Galveston, Galveston College is a public college with a small student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 36% are male.

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Out of the 37 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public school with a small student population.

About 9% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 91% are male.

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#4

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lone Star College System. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a very large student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 38% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Collin County Community College District. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public school with a very large student population.

About 22% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 78% are male.

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Austin Community College District came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas ranking. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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

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With a ranking of #7, Texas State Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. TSTC is a large public school located in the city of Waco.

Women make up 70% of the allied health majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie 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 Grand Prairie, Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 78% of the allied health majors at the school.

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Houston Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 47% of the allied health majors at the school.

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Southwest Texas Junior College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas ranking. Southwest Texas Junior College is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Uvalde.

Of the 23 students majoring in allied health at Southwest Texas Junior College, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,843
Oklahoma 987
New Mexico 750

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Allied Health Focus Areas

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 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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