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Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 83,905 allied health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

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The Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Plains States 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.

Check out the allied health basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Western Iowa Tech Community College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 49% of the allied health majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

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

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#3

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

Out of the 34 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson County Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. JCCC is a large public school located in the city of Overland Park.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Iowa Area Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Mason City, North Iowa Area Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 45% are male.

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#5

Jefferson College

Hillsboro, MO

Out of the 34 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Jefferson College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Hillsboro, JeffCo is a public college with a small student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 56% are male.

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#6

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE

Clarkson 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Clarkson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Eastern Iowa Community College District ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Davenport, Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 54% are male.

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Washburn 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 #8 on the list. Washburn Tech is a small public school located in the city of Topeka.

Of the 61 students majoring in allied health at Washburn Tech, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#9

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO

Three Rivers 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 remote town of Poplar Bluff, Three Rivers College is a public college with a small student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 57% are male.

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Manhattan 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Manhattan, MATC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 52% of the allied health majors at the school.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 851
Missouri 988
Minnesota 719
South Dakota 217
Iowa 840
North Dakota 142
Nebraska 498

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).

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