Allied Health Professions at University of Nebraska at Kearney

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

UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and has a total student population of 6,225. Of the 63 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nebraska at Kearney in 2021, 40 of them were allied health professions majors.

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.

UNK Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

Online Classes Are Available at UNK

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

UNK does offer online education options in allied health for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UNK Allied Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the allied health progam at UNK 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 UNK 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	62
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	203
	328
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	338
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	338
Best Allied Health Professions Schools	596
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools	642
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools	699
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Schools	918
	1,272

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in allied health from UNK. This is the #339 most popular school for allied health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Allied Health Student Demographics at UNK

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

UNK Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of allied health bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at UNK are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nebraska at Kearney with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	36
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNK 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 Nebraska at Kearney. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	40

Related Majors

• 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Health Specialties Professors	1,750	$91,120
Physician Assistants	1,190	$106,700
Respiratory Therapists	1,000	$55,560
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	850	$33,130
Surgical Technologists	810	$45,280

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.