Allied Health Professions at University of South Alabama

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

USA is located in Mobile, Alabama and approximately 14,224 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students received a bachelor's degree in allied health from USA.

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.

USA Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

USA Allied Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the allied health progam at USA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The allied health major at USA 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	42
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools	95
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	121
Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	132
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	144
Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	162
	170
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools	179
	199
Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	221
	234
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	293
Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	318
	678
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools	853

In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in allied health from USA. This makes it the #121 most popular school for allied health master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Allied Health Graduates from USA Make?

The median salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor's degree at USA is $47,344. This is less than $51,384, which is the national average of all allied health majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Allied Health Student Demographics at USA

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

USA Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 53 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in allied health from USA in 2021, 26% were men and 74% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at USA 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 South Alabama with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

USA Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 40 students who earned a master's degree in Allied Health Professions from USA in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from USA, 90% 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 South Alabama with a master's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

USA 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

If you plan to be a allied health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of South Alabama. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physician Assistant	40
Radiologic Technology	37
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	16

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Medicine
• Communication Sciences
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

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 AL, the home state for University of South Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	3,750	$30,260
Respiratory Therapists	2,450	$50,770
Surgical Technologists	2,220	$36,630
Health Specialties Professors	1,960	$108,310
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	1,200	$56,450

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 Ä â€™asil under License

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