Allied Health Professions at Duke University
If you are interested in studying allied health professions, you may want to check out the program at Duke University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172.
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.
Duke Allied Health Professions Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Allied Health
Duke Allied Health Professions Rankings
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.
Allied Health Student Demographics at Duke
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at Duke University.
Duke Allied Health Professions Master’s Program
Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from Duke, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the allied health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Duke University with a master's in allied health.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 20 |
Black or African American | 9 |
Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
White | 47 |
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Duke University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Physician Assistant | 89 |
Related Majors
- Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services
- Health & Medical Administrative Services
- Medical Illustration & Informatics
- Bioethics/Medical Ethics
- 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 NC, the home state for Duke University.
Occupation | Jobs in NC | Average Salary in NC |
---|---|---|
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics | 10,760 | $36,200 |
Health Specialties Professors | 10,090 | $134,300 |
Health Technologists and Technicians | 6,350 | $39,230 |
Physician Assistants | 5,010 | $104,680 |
Respiratory Therapists | 4,390 | $56,620 |
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 Bjoertvedt under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.