Allied Health Professions at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students received a bachelor's degree in allied health from VCU.

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.

VCU Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

VCU Allied Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the allied health progam at VCU 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 VCU 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
	755

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in allied health from VCU. This is the #339 most popular school for allied health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of VCU Allied Health Graduates

The median salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor's degree at VCU is $56,687. This is 10% higher than $51,384, which is the national average for all allied health bachelor's degree recipients.

Allied Health Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 32 allied health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from VCU, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radiologic Technology	32

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Dental Support Services
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Public Health
• Mental & Social Health 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	6,180	$35,310
Respiratory Therapists	2,550	$60,200
Physician Assistants	2,510	$99,340
Surgical Technologists	2,240	$50,790

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 user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.