Allied Health Professions at University of Holy Cross

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

UHC is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 1,137 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in allied health from UHC.

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.

UHC Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

UHC Allied Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks allied health programs across the country. The following shows how UHC 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 UHC 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
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	144
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	174
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Schools	270
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	272
	302
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	332
Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	682
	737
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools	933
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools	980
Best Allied Health Professions Schools	1,135
	1,232

How Much Do Allied Health Graduates from UHC Make?

The median salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor's degree at UHC is $43,272. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $51,384 for all allied health students.

Allied Health Student Demographics at UHC

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

UHC Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in allied health only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at UHC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

UHC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in allied health graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Holy Cross with a associate's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UHC Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in allied health from UHC in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at UHC 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 University of Holy Cross with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UHC 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 University of Holy Cross. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radiologic Technology	13
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist	10
Polysomnography	1

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Public Health
• Health Sciences & Services
• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• 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 LA, the home state for University of Holy Cross.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	3,810	$36,930
Health Technologists and Technicians	2,620	$38,370
Respiratory Therapists	2,380	$53,510
Surgical Technologists	1,840	$39,990
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	1,210	$60,360

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 Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.