Allied Health Professions at Rush University

If you are interested in studying allied health professions, you may want to check out the program at Rush University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rush University is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 2,816 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in allied health from Rush University.

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.

Rush University Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Rush University Allied Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the allied health progam at Rush University 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 Rush University 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 Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	21
Best Allied Health Professions Schools	36
	41
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	57
	65
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	70
Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	101
Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	166
	188
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools	270
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Schools	308
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools	805

In 2021, 55 students received their master’s degree in allied health from Rush University. This makes it the #70 most popular school for allied health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Rush University Allied Health Graduates

The median salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rush University is $69,909. This is 36% higher than $51,384, which is the national average for all allied health bachelor's degree recipients.

Allied Health Student Demographics at Rush University

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

Rush University Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% 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 Rush University since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Rush University with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Rush University Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 55 students who graduated with a master’s in allied health from Rush University in 2021, 35% were men and 65% were women.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from Rush University, 67% 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 Rush University with a master's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Rush University 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rush University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physician Assistant	28
Radiologic Technology	19
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist	18
Respiratory Care Therapy	9
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	8

Related Majors

• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Other Health Professions
• Health Sciences & Services
• Medical Science
• 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 IL, the home state for Rush University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	10,790	$41,940
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Health Technologists and Technicians	5,990	$47,590
Respiratory Therapists	4,150	$60,500
Surgical Technologists	3,270	$49,730

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.