Allied Health Professions at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

FDU is located in Teaneck, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,479. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 7 students received their associate's degree in allied health.

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.

FDU Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Allied Health

FDU Allied Health Professions Rankings

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Allied Health Student Demographics at FDU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus.

FDU Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in allied health only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at FDU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

FDU does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in allied health graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus with a associate's in allied health.

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

FDU 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radiologic Technology	7

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Health Sciences & 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 NJ, the home state for Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	8,230	$37,460
Health Specialties Professors	4,420	$109,190
Respiratory Therapists	3,090	$73,390
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	2,840	$77,110
Physician Assistants	2,810	$116,270

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 Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.