Allied Health Professions at Eastern Michigan University

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

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and approximately 16,294 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in allied health from Eastern 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.

Eastern Michigan Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Eastern Michigan Allied Health Professions Rankings

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

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The allied health major at Eastern 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	61
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	134
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	186
Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	250
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	264

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in allied health from Eastern Michigan. This makes it the #134 most popular school for allied health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Allied Health Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of allied health bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical allied health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Eastern Michigan since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at Eastern Michigan are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its allied health bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Eastern Michigan Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

The allied health program at Eastern Michigan awarded 37 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% 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 Eastern Michigan, 78% 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 Eastern Michigan University with a master's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Eastern 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 Eastern Michigan University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physician Assistant	28
Athletic Training	17

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Communication Sciences
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition 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 MI, the home state for Eastern 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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.