Allied health programs in Alabama
44 allied health programs in 10 fields of allied health, with costs, results and funding that can make them free
20 schools offer these programs, and Alabama has approved every one for workforce funding. Compare the 10 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 Alabama, every line of work
Accredited allied health programs in Alabama, each school with its accreditor
Allied health programs by state, to compare Alabama with other states
Compare allied health programs in Alabama: cost, pay and results
12 programs at 12 schools
- Most cost
- $1,474 to $8,050
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $18,700
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Finished
- 86%
8 programs at 8 schools
- Most cost
- $10,894 to $12,441
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $43,100
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Finished
- 75%
6 programs at 6 schools
- Most cost
- $10,272 to $12,171
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $55,400
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Finished
- 90%
5 programs at 5 schools
- Most cost
- $11,040 to $11,741
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Finished
- 86%
5 programs at 5 schools
- Most cost
- $12,000 to $12,600
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Finished
- Not enough data
3 programs at 3 schools
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Finished
- Not enough data
2 programs at 2 schools
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Finished
- Not enough data
1 program at one school
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Finished
- Not enough data
1 program at one school
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Finished
- Not enough data
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 Alabama may offer more. How these figures are made
Other job training in Alabama, by line of work
- Trade school programs128
- Nursing and patient care programs87
- Medical certification programs78
- Transportation and logistics training39
- IT certification programs22
- All job training in Alabama416
Programs approved in Alabama in each line of work.
Where the Alabama allied health numbers come from
Which Alabama programs are counted?
Programs Alabama 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 Alabama 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).
How reliable are the Alabama figures?
The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Alabama among the states with "known data quality concerns".6 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Alabama: its rates sit far below every other state's.
Sources for the funding facts about allied health programs in Alabama
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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
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns