Allied Health Professions at Western Illinois University

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 Western Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 allied health majors received their bachelor's degree from WIU.

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.

WIU Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

WIU Allied Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The allied health major at WIU 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 Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	238
	284
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	303
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	331
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools	654
Best Allied Health Professions Schools	713
	1,149
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools	1,419
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Schools	1,522

Allied Health Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in allied health from WIU. About 83% were men and 17% were women. The typical allied health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at WIU since its program graduates 48% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Western Illinois University with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Athletic Training	6

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Public Health
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Communication Sciences

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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	10,790	$41,940
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Health Technologists and Technicians	5,990	$47,590
Respiratory Therapists	4,150	$60,500
Surgical Technologists	3,270	$49,730

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 IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.