Accredited allied health programs by state
2,831 allied health programs at accredited schools, approved for WIOA funding
That is 79% of the 3,572 allied health programs that states have approved for workforce funding. The schools are on the US Department of Education's list of accredited schools. The Department doesn't accredit schools itself: it reviews accrediting agencies and lists the ones it recognizes as reliable judges of the quality of the education they accredit.1
WIOA funding doesn't require accreditation: besides colleges, a state can approve other public and private training providers.2 Funding comes through your own state's list, so pick your state below.
Allied health programs by state, accredited or not, with costs and results
Accredited allied health programs in each state
- Alabama17accredited schools, 41 programs
- Arizona26accredited schools, 62 programs
- Arkansas21accredited schools, 38 programs
- California67accredited schools, 127 programs
- Colorado15accredited schools, 47 programs
- Connecticut10accredited schools, 27 programs
- Delaware6accredited schools, 14 programs
- Florida69accredited schools, 159 programs
- Georgia26accredited schools, 105 programs
- Illinois53accredited schools, 152 programs
- Indiana14accredited schools, 66 programs
- Iowa26accredited schools, 64 programs
- Kansas9accredited schools, 17 programs
- Kentucky25accredited schools, 60 programs
- Louisiana31accredited schools, 66 programs
- Maine7accredited schools, 15 programs
- Maryland16accredited schools, 42 programs
- Massachusetts17accredited schools, 32 programs
- Michigan51accredited schools, 153 programs
- Minnesota29accredited schools, 98 programs
- Mississippi22accredited schools, 46 programs
- Missouri37accredited schools, 111 programs
- Nebraska10accredited schools, 28 programs
- Nevada9accredited schools, 31 programs
- New Jersey12accredited schools, 13 programs
- New Mexico14accredited schools, 39 programs
- New York9accredited schools, 11 programs
- North Carolina51accredited schools, 161 programs
- North Dakota8accredited schools, 12 programs
- Ohio75accredited schools, 223 programs
- Oklahoma27accredited schools, 47 programs
- Oregon10accredited schools, 15 programs
- Pennsylvania20accredited schools, 36 programs
- Puerto Rico11accredited schools, 32 programs
- South Carolina5accredited schools, 9 programs
- Tennessee34accredited schools, 94 programs
- Texas65accredited schools, 168 programs
- Utah12accredited schools, 29 programs
- Virginia19accredited schools, 36 programs
- Washington35accredited schools, 123 programs
- West Virginia9accredited schools, 10 programs
- Wisconsin20accredited schools, 88 programs
- Wyoming9accredited schools, 15 programs
Fewer than 5 accredited schools, so no page of their own: Alaska (3), Hawaii (2), Idaho (4), Montana (4), New Hampshire (4), Rhode Island (1), South Dakota (3), Vermont (1). Their programs are on each field's state page, with an "Accredited school" filter.
Accredited allied health programs by field
- Dental assistant programs590of 966 programs at accredited schools
- Radiology tech programs322of 345 programs at accredited schools
- Surgical tech programs315of 363 programs at accredited schools
- Respiratory therapy programs212of 213 programs at accredited schools
- PTA programs198of 217 programs at accredited schools
- Massage therapy school197of 305 programs at accredited schools
- Sonography school178of 183 programs at accredited schools
- Vet tech programs172of 218 programs at accredited schools
- Dental hygiene programs171of 171 programs at accredited schools
- Sterile processing technician training133of 180 programs at accredited schools
- OTA programs101of 101 programs at accredited schools
- Personal trainer certification88of 123 programs at accredited schools
- Optician training50of 54 programs at accredited schools
- Dialysis technician training33of 60 programs at accredited schools
- MRI tech school28of 29 programs at accredited schools
- Cardiovascular technology programs26of 26 programs at accredited schools
- Sleep technician training17of 18 programs at accredited schools
Programs approved for WIOA funding in any state. Fields with a link have a page of accredited programs by state.
How the accredited allied health schools were found
Which programs are counted?
Programs that states approved for WIOA funding, from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).3 The two lists share no ID number, so we matched each school by its website and name in the same state, and checked every unclear case by hand. A school that only hosts a college's classes doesn't count as the college.
How current is the accreditation?
We read the Department's list of October 24, 2026 and count only current accreditation. The Department notes that agencies report this information, that it isn't audited, and that the agency itself has the latest status.1
Sources for the accreditation facts about allied health programs
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- US Department of Education, Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), data files of 2026-10-24
- 20 CFR 680.410, What is an eligible training provider? (eCFR)
- US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List