Allied Health Professions at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in allied health from UW Seattle.

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.

UW Seattle Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle Allied Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the allied health progam at UW Seattle 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 UW Seattle 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 Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	42
	77
Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	158
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	230

In 2021, 97 students received their master’s degree in allied health from UW Seattle. This makes it the #12 most popular school for allied health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UW Seattle Allied Health Graduates

The median salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Seattle is $121,083. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 136% higher than the national average of $51,384 for all allied health bachelor's degree recipients.

Allied Health Student Demographics at UW Seattle

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

UW Seattle Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 29 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in allied health from UW Seattle in 2021, 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical allied health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UW Seattle since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at UW Seattle are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UW Seattle Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 97 students who graduated with a master’s in allied health from UW Seattle in 2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in allied health each year. UW Seattle does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from UW Seattle, 73% 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	71
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UW Seattle 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 Washington - Seattle Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physician Assistant	126

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Medical Science
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Dentistry

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	3,360	$67,600
Health Technologists and Technicians	3,330	$59,950
Physician Assistants	2,470	$123,980
Respiratory Therapists	2,050	$69,540

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.