Allied Health Professions at Howard University

Every allied health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the allied health program at Howard University stacks up to those at other schools.

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 10,859 students attend the school each year. Of the 108 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Howard University in 2021, 6 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.

Howard Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

Howard Allied Health Professions Rankings

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

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 Howard 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
	106
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	176
Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	238
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	303
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools	1,419

Allied Health Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a bachelor's degree in allied health from Howard. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 Howard University with a bachelor's in allied health.

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

Howard 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 Howard University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	6

Related Majors

• Public Health
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Communication Sciences
• Health & Medical Administrative 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 DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	1,660	$57,270
Physician Assistants	590	$114,740
Health Technologists and Technicians	530	$54,210
Respiratory Therapists	290	$78,540

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 Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.