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Most Popular Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa

2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa

13 Colleges
$39,346 Avg Salary
$12,062 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, allied health professions students earned 840 degrees and certificates from an Iowa school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Iowa to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Mercy College of Health Sciences the most popular school in Iowa for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Mercy College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 65% are male.

On average, allied health graduates from Mercy College of Health Sciences take out $14,681 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercy-St Luke’s School of Radiologic Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids, St. Luke's Methodist Hospital School of Radiologic Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in allied health at St. Luke's Methodist Hospital School of Radiologic Technology, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a very large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 11% are male.

Allied Health majors at DMACC take out an average of $8,624 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Out of the 13 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, UnityPoint Health-Des Moines School of Radiologic Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Des Moines, UnityPoint Health-Des Moines School of Radiologic Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#5

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Out of the 13 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Kirkwood Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Northeast Iowa Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa ranking. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.

Of the 8 students majoring in allied health at NICC, 63% are male and 38% are female.

Allied Health majors at NICC take out an average of $17,206 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Southeastern Community College

West Burlington, IA

Southeastern Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list. Southeastern Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of West Burlington.

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Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health majors at Western Iowa Tech Community College accumulate an average of around $8,411 in student debt.

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St Luke's College

Sioux City, IA

St Luke’s College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa ranking. St Luke's College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux City.

Of the 3 students majoring in allied health at St Luke's College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#10

Iowa Lakes Community College

Estherville, IA

Iowa Lakes Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. Iowa Lakes Community College is a small public school located in the town of Estherville.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

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

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 13 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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