Allied Health Professions at Central Michigan University

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

Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and approximately 17,311 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in allied health from Central Michigan.

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.

Central Michigan Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Central Michigan Allied Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks allied health programs across the country. The following shows how Central Michigan performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The allied health major at Central Michigan 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
Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	82
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	220
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	232
	282
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	300
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools	420
	525
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Schools	1,263

In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in allied health from Central Michigan. This makes it the #121 most popular school for allied health master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Allied Health Graduates from Central Michigan Make?

The median salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor's degree at Central Michigan is $36,092. This is less than $51,384, which is the national average of all allied health majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Allied Health Student Demographics at Central Michigan

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

Central Michigan Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 allied health majors earned their bachelor's degree from Central Michigan. Of these graduates, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical allied health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Central Michigan since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at Central Michigan 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 Central Michigan University with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Central Michigan Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

The allied health program at Central Michigan awarded 40 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 28% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from Central Michigan, 90% 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 Central Michigan University with a master's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Central Michigan 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

The following allied health concentations are available at Central Michigan University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Central Michigan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physician Assistant	40
Athletic Training	21

Related Majors

• Nursing
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Public Health
• Medicine

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 MI, the home state for Central Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	7,100	$33,720
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020
Respiratory Therapists	4,580	$57,040
Physician Assistants	4,490	$110,240
Surgical Technologists	4,240	$43,280

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 cjh1452000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.