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Allied Health Professions at Eastern Illinois University

Allied Health Professions at Eastern Illinois University

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

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and approximately 8,626 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.

EIU Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

EIU Allied Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks allied health programs across the country. The following shows how EIU performed in these rankings.

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 EIU 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 117
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 333
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 365
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Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 378
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools 741
Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools 916
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Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools 1,346
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Trade Schools 1,401

How Much Do Allied Health Graduates from EIU Make?

The median salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor's degree at EIU is $26,238. This is less than $51,384, which is the national average of all allied health majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Allied Health Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of allied health bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical allied health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at EIU since its program graduates 30% more men than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at EIU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in allied health.

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

EIU 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

Allied Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eastern Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Athletic Training 3

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 Eastern 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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