Allied Health Professions at University of Saint Joseph

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

USJ is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and has a total student population of 2,305.

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.

USJ Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Allied Health

USJ Allied Health Professions 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.

Allied Health Student Demographics at USJ

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

USJ Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 37 students who graduated with a master’s in allied health from USJ in 2021, 22% were men and 78% were women.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from USJ, 68% 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 University of Saint Joseph with a master's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

The following allied health concentations are available at University of Saint Joseph. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Saint Joseph. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physician Assistant	37

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Public Health
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

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 CT, the home state for University of Saint Joseph.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	3,450	$46,890
Physician Assistants	2,300	$125,610
Surgical Technologists	1,290	$56,750
Respiratory Therapists	1,260	$70,410
Health Technologists and Technicians	1,020	$55,450

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 Eddy.dossantos2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.