Allied Health Professions at University of Central Florida

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

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and has a total student population of 71,881. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received a bachelor's degree in allied health from UCF.

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.

UCF Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

UCF Allied Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks allied health programs across the country. The following shows how UCF performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The allied health major at UCF 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 Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	203
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	259
	311
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	329
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	387
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools	1,146
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools	1,158
	1,168
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Schools	1,620

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in allied health from UCF. This makes it the #247 most popular school for allied health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Allied Health Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 allied health majors earned their bachelor's degree from UCF. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 University of Central Florida with a bachelor's in allied health.

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

UCF Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in allied health from UCF in 2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from UCF, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the allied health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCF 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Central Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Athletic Training	14

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• 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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	11,130	$35,790
Health Technologists and Technicians	9,600	$42,730
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Respiratory Therapists	8,200	$57,960
Surgical Technologists	7,340	$44,030

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.