Allied health programs in Missouri
135 allied health programs in 14 fields of allied health, with costs, results and funding that can make them free
48 schools offer these programs, and Missouri has approved every one for workforce funding. Compare the 14 fields below, then open one to see each program with its price and how past students did.
Allied health covers health jobs beyond doctors and nurses. Here that means dental assistants and hygienists, X-ray, MRI, cardiovascular, sleep, dialysis and surgical techs, opticians, physical and occupational therapy assistants, massage therapists and personal trainers, and for animals, vet techs and veterinary assistants. Some take a certificate of a few months; others take a two-year degree.
All job training programs in Missouri, every line of work
Accredited allied health programs in Missouri, each school with its accreditor
Allied health programs by state, to compare Missouri with other states
Compare allied health programs in Missouri: cost, pay and results
Dental assistant programs
20 programs at 16 schools
- Most cost
- $3,398 to $9,755
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
Surgical tech programs (operating room)
19 programs at 17 schools
- Most cost
- $7,050 to $19,744
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Finished
- Not reported
Radiology tech programs (X-ray)
14 programs at 14 schools
- Most cost
- $19,628 to $31,308
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
Vet tech programs
13 programs at 9 schools
- Most cost
- $2,999 to $9,317
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Finished
- Not enough data
OTA programs (occupational therapy assistant)
12 programs at 11 schools
- Most cost
- $12,964 to $20,061
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
Respiratory therapy programs
11 programs at 10 schools
- Most cost
- $15,056 to $32,045
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
PTA programs (physical therapist assistant)
10 programs at 10 schools
- Most cost
- $9,120 to $21,336
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
Massage therapy school
8 programs at 5 schools
- Most cost
- $15,000 to $21,149
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Finished
- Not reported
Sonography school (ultrasound)
7 programs at 6 schools
- Most cost
- $25,738 to $41,998
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
Dental hygiene programs
6 programs at 6 schools
- Most cost
- $16,924 to $30,771
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
Personal trainer certification
6 programs at 4 schools
- Most cost
- $2,442 to $4,224
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Finished
- Not reported
Sterile processing technician training (surgical instruments)
5 programs at 5 schools
- Most cost
- $2,895 to $3,400
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Finished
- Not reported
Dialysis technician training
3 programs at 3 schools
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Finished
- Not reported
Optician training
1 program at one school
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Finished
- Not reported
Each figure is the middle program of that field. Yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are counted; other schools in Missouri may offer more. How these figures are made
Other job training in Missouri, by line of work
- Trade school programs545
- IT certification programs368
- Business and office training296
- Medical certification programs246
- Nursing and patient care programs203
- First responder training137
- Transportation and logistics training93
- Child care and social services training91
- Culinary and hospitality programs41
- Beauty school36
- All job training in Missouri2,191
Programs approved in Missouri in each line of work.
Where the Missouri allied health numbers come from
Which Missouri programs are counted?
Programs Missouri approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) in the fields listed above. Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).5 They come from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025), covering programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Missouri offers.
What the figures for each field mean
Each figure is the middle program among those that report it: half did better, half did worse. Prices are what most programs cost if you pay yourself (the middle half). Earnings are for the second quarter after students left, times four. Where a figure is missing, the table says why: "Not reported", "Left out" or "Not enough data" (what each means).
Sources for the funding facts about allied health programs in Missouri
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- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- 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