The University of Minnesota offers bachelor degrees in respiratory care, radiation therapy and dental hygiene, and post-graduate programs in health informatics, kinesiology, and physical therapy; the university also has a medical school, dental school, and allied health science school. Augsburg College offers a physician assistant master's degree, the only such program in the state, and also has pre-physical therapy and pre-physician assistant programs. Programs at Minneapolis Community & Technical College include home health care, polysomnographic technology, and dental assisting. Minneapolis Business College offers medical assisting degrees. The College of St. Catherine offers degrees and certificates for radiographers, sonographers, physical therapy assistants, coding specialists, and phlebotomists, among other programs. Anoka Ramsey Community College has a physical therapist assistant program.
Projections for the allied health job market in Minneapolis are encouraging. Health technologists and technicians can expect job growth of 29% through 2012, including increases of 36% for dental hygienists, 39% for cardiovascular technologists and technicians, and 48% for medical records and health information technicians. Jobs for health-diagnosing and –treating practitioners are forecast to grow by 27%, including increases of 44% for physician assistants, 43% for respiratory therapists, 28% for physical therapists and 29% for radiation therapists. Medical assistants can expect growth of 44%; medical transcriptionists, 22%; and physical therapy assistants, 33%.
Health & Medical Schools, Programs & Courses
in Minneapolis
Subjects listed are highlights of programs
and/or courses offered.
DeVry University Biomedical Engineering Technology, Biomedical Informatics, Health Information Technology
Argosy University - Twin Cities Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Histotechnology, Medical Assisting, Radiologic Technology, Veterinary Technology, Medical Laboratory Technology, Radiation Therapy
Rasmussen College Medical Assistant, Medical Coding Specialist, Medical Transcriptionist, Medical Office Specialist
TechSkills Medical Administrative Assisting, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Transcription
Why Minneapolis is a Great Place to Study Health & Medical
Anchored by the medical, dental and allied health science schools at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, educational opportunities for healthcare students in Minneapolis abound. Career opportunities are also abundant: there are more than three dozen hospitals in the city and its surrounding areas, and research shows that allied-health job prospects in Minneapolis are strong and will continue to grow.
Other Resources for Health & Medical Education and Careers in Minneapolis
Health & Medical - Employers / Internship Opportunities in Minneapolis
Allied health students are usually assigned clinical rotations, or internships, according to agreements their schools have with hospitals and other local healthcare facilities. In Minneapolis, potential employers and sites of rotations include:
