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2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate School for You

With 34,199 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health sciences and services is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 66 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for health science majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Tulsa Technology Center to be the best school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their basic certificate. Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#3

Los Angeles City College

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Los Angeles City College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles City College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Chattahoochee Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in the United States. Chattahoochee Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Marietta.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Gwinnett Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. GTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

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Southwestern Oregon Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the remote town of Coos Bay, SWOCC is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

Spalding University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate health sciences and services programs. Spalding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

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University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. UA Pulaski Tech is a small public school located in the city of North Little Rock.

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#10

Central Technology Center

Drumright, OK

Central Technology Center ranked #10 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Central Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Drumright.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
12 Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA
13 University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD

Health Sciences & Services by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Health Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 28,633
General Health & Wellness 5,566

Majors Similar to Health Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,270
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,030
Health & Medical Administrative Services 72,024
Allied Health Professions 69,358
Dental Support Services 26,277

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

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