Allied Health Professions at The University of Texas at Austin

What traits are you looking for in a allied health school? To help you decide if The University of Texas at Austin is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's allied health program.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in allied health from UT Austin.

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.

UT Austin Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

UT Austin Allied Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks allied health programs across the country. The following shows how UT Austin 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 UT Austin 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 Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	174
Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	257
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	408
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Allied Health Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

The allied health program at UT Austin awarded 16 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women. The typical allied health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Austin since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Austin 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

Allied Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at Austin. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Athletic Training	16

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Medicine
• Communication 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.