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Health Care Education Programs By Length Of Training

Be sure to plan ahead when considering a career option.
The lengths of trainings below do not reflect any pre-requisite courses
(classes you need to take before entering a program or a specific course) or waiting lists.

Training

 

Less than
2 years of
Training

Associate Degree-
2 years

Bachelor’s Degree-
4 years

Master’s Degree-
6-7 years

Doctoral Degree-
7 or more years

Athletic Trainer

 

 

 

 

Audiologist

 

 

 

 

Biochemist

 

 

 

Biomedical Engineer

 

 

 

Biomedical Equipment Technician

 

 

 

 

Biostatistician

 

 

 

Cardiac Interventional Imaging

 

 

 

 

Cardiovascular Technologist

 

 

 

 

Certified Nursing Assistant

 

 

 

 

Certified Respiratory Therapist

 

 

 

 

Chemical Dependency Counselor

 

 

 

 

Chiropractor

 

 

 

 

Clinical Laboratory Assistant

 

 

 

 

Clinical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Technologist

 

 

 

 

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician

 

 

 

 

Counselor

 

 

 

Dental Administrative Specialist

 

 

 

 

Dental Assistant

 

 

 

 

Dental Hygienist

 

 

 

 

Dental Laboratory Technologist

 

 

 

 

Dentist

 

 

 

 

Denturist

 

 

 

 

Dietary Manager

 

 

 

 

Dietetic Technician

 

 

 

 

Dietitian (Registered)

 

 

 

 

Dispensing Optician

 

 

 

 

Electrocardiographic Technician

 

 

 

 

Embalmer

 

 

 

 

Emergency Medical Technician

 

 

 

 

Exercise Scientist/Specialist

 

 

 

 

Funeral Director

 

 

 

 

Health Care Administrator

 

 

 

Health Information Specialist

 

 

 

 

Health Policy and Administration

 

 

 

 

Health Unit Coordinator

 

 

 

 

Hearing Instrument Specialist

 

 

 

 

Industrial Hygienist

 

 

 

License Dispensing Optician (LD)

 

 

 

 

Mammographer

 

 

 

 

Massage Therapist

 

 

 

 

Medical Assistant

 

 

 

Medical Social Worker

 

 

 

 

Medical Transcriptionist

 

 

 

Nuclear Medicine Technologist

 

 

 

 

Nurse Midwife

 

 

 

 

Nurse Practitioner

 

 

 

 

Occupational Therapist (Registered)

 

 

 

 

Occupational Therapy Assistant

 

 

 

 

Optometrist

 

 

 

 

Orthotist and Prosthetist

 

 

 

 

Paramedic

 

 

 

Pharmacist

 

 

 

 

Pharmacy Technician

 

 

 

 

Phlebotomist

 

 

 

 

Physical Therapist

 

 

 

Physical Therapist Assistant

 

 

 

 

Physician

 

 

 

 

Physician Assistant

 

 

 

 

Podiatrist

 

 

 

 

Polysomnographic Technologist

 

 

 

Practical Nurse

 

 

 

 

Psychologist

 

 

 

Public Health Educator

 

 

 

Public Health Inspector

 

 

 

Public Health Nurse

 

 

 

 

Radiation Therapist

 

 

 

Radiological Technologist

 

 

 

 

Registered Nurse

 

 

 

Respiratory Therapist (Registered)

 

 

 

Speech Language Pathologist

 

 

 

 

Speech Language Pathology Assistant

 

 

 

 

Surgical Technologist

 

 

 

 

Therapeutic Recreational Therapist

 

 

 

 

Toxicologist

 

 

 

Ultrasound Technician

 

 

Veterinarian

 

 

 

 

Veterinary Technician