Allied Health Professions at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year.

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.

USC Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Allied Health

USC Allied Health Professions Rankings

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.

Allied Health Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 59 allied health students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USC, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

In the allied health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 University of Southern California. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physician Assistant	59

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health Sciences & Services
• Medical Science
• Other Health Professions
• Dental Support Services

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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Health Technologists and Technicians	22,450	$50,150
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	21,430	$39,350
Respiratory Therapists	17,260	$79,640
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Physician Assistants	10,520	$117,230

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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.