Allied Health Professions at Parker University

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

Parker University is located in Dallas, Texas and has a total student population of 1,697.

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.

Parker University Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Allied Health

Online Classes Are Available at Parker University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Parker University offers distance education options for allied health at the following degree levels:

Parker University 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 Parker University

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

Parker University Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Parker University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in allied health graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radiologic Technology	33
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	15

Related Majors

• Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services
• Health Sciences & Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• 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 TX, the home state for Parker University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	19,450	$36,620
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Respiratory Therapists	11,250	$59,930
Surgical Technologists	10,340	$49,410
Health Technologists and Technicians	10,080	$43,990

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 Davidhar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.