Allied Health Professions at Valparaiso University

If you are interested in studying allied health professions, you may want to check out the program at Valparaiso University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Valpo is located in Valparaiso, Indiana and approximately 3,122 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.

Valpo Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Allied Health

Valpo Allied Health Professions Rankings

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Allied Health Student Demographics at Valpo

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

Valpo Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 19 allied health students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Valpo, about 21% were men and 79% were women.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from Valpo, 84% 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 Valparaiso University with a master's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Valparaiso University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physician Assistant	19

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Public Health
• Health Sciences & Services
• Health & Medical Administrative 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 IN, the home state for Valparaiso University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	6,380	$34,040
Respiratory Therapists	4,010	$55,610
Surgical Technologists	3,180	$45,640
Health Technologists and Technicians	1,910	$49,300

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 Runner1928 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.