Allied Health Professions at Abilene Christian University

If you plan to study allied health professions, take a look at what Abilene Christian University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Abilene Christian is located in Abilene, Texas and approximately 5,291 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Allied Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

Abilene Christian Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Allied Health

Abilene Christian Allied Health Professions Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Allied Health Student Demographics at Abilene Christian

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at Abilene Christian University.

Abilene Christian Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 allied health majors earned their master's degree from Abilene Christian. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in allied health each year. Abilene Christian does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from Abilene Christian, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the allied health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Abilene Christian University with a master's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

Allied Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Abilene Christian University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Athletic Training	10

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Abilene Christian University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	19,450	$36,620
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Respiratory Therapists	11,250	$59,930
Surgical Technologists	10,340	$49,410
Health Technologists and Technicians	10,080	$43,990

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Keithimus of English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.