Allied Health Professions at Canisius College

What traits are you looking for in a allied health school? To help you decide if Canisius College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's allied health program.

Canisius is located in Buffalo, New York and has a total student population of 2,820.

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.

Canisius Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Allied Health

Online Classes Are Available at Canisius

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Canisius does offer online courses in allied health for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Canisius 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 Canisius

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

Canisius Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of allied health master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from Canisius, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Canisius College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Respiratory Care Therapy	2

Related Majors

• Public Health
• Health Sciences & Services
• Mental & Social Health Services

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 NY, the home state for Canisius College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	17,520	$44,120
Physician Assistants	12,060	$117,000
Surgical Technologists	5,750	$55,310
Respiratory Therapists	5,740	$74,890

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 Andre Carrotflower under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.