Allied Health Professions at Allen College

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

Allen College is located in Waterloo, Iowa and approximately 678 students attend the school each year. Of the 157 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Allen College in 2021, 8 of them were allied health professions majors.

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.

Allen College Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Allied Health
• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

Online Classes Are Available at Allen College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Allen College offers distance education options for allied health at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Allen College Allied Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the allied health progam at Allen College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The allied health major at Allen College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Allied Health Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72
Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98
Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	227
	257
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	264
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Schools	363
Best Allied Health Professions Schools	459
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	546
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools	596
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools	596
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools	842
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Allied Health Student Demographics at Allen College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at Allen College.

Allen College Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in allied health at Allen College are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Allen College with a associate's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Allen College Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in allied health from Allen College in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at Allen College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Allen College with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Allen College also has a doctoral program available in allied health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

If you plan to be a allied health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Allen College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radiologic Technology	16
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	5
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology	3

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Other Health Professions
• Public Health
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• 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 IA, the home state for Allen College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Health Specialties Professors	2,760	$156,320
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	2,540	$35,760
Health Technologists and Technicians	1,200	$42,590
Physician Assistants	1,000	$110,550
Respiratory Therapists	950	$53,870

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 Mistercontributer under License

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