Allied Health Professions at University of the Incarnate Word

Every allied health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the allied health program at University of the Incarnate Word stacks up to those at other schools.

UIW is located in San Antonio, Texas and has a total student population of 7,917. Of the 194 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of the Incarnate Word in 2021, 10 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.

UIW Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

UIW Allied Health Professions Rankings

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

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 UIW 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	238
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	324
	325
Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	350
	1,267
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools	1,274
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Schools	1,450

Earnings of UIW Allied Health Graduates

The median salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIW is $39,114. 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 UIW

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

UIW Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 allied health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UIW, about 30% were men and 70% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 56% 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 the Incarnate Word with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UIW 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

The following allied health concentations are available at University of the Incarnate Word. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of the Incarnate Word. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	6
Athletic Training	4

Related Majors

• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Optometry
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical 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 TX, the home state for University of the Incarnate Word.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.