Allied Health Professions at South Texas College

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

South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and has a total student population of 28,233.

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.

South Texas College Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Allied Health (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Allied Health (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Allied Health

South Texas College Allied Health Professions Rankings

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Allied Health Student Demographics at South Texas College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at South Texas College.

South Texas College Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% 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 South Texas College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

South Texas College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in allied health graduates 65% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	29
Radiologic Technology	16
Respiratory Care Therapy	15

Related Majors

• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Nursing

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 South Texas College.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.