Allied Health Professions at Georgia Southern University

What traits are you looking for in a allied health school? To help you decide if Georgia Southern University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's allied health program.

GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and has a total student population of 26,949.

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.

GaSou Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

GaSou Allied Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks allied health programs across the country. The following shows how GaSou 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 GaSou 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
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	7
Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	111
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	146
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	197
	277
Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	455
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools	689
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	942
	999

Earnings of GaSou Allied Health Graduates

The median salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor's degree at GaSou is $49,366. This is less than $51,384, which is the national average of all allied health majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Allied Health Student Demographics at GaSou

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

GaSou Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 110 students earned a bachelor's degree in allied health from GaSou. About 87% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at GaSou are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Georgia Southern University with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	59
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	85
Respiratory Care Therapy	17
Athletic Training	8

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• 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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	9,590	$33,950
Health Specialties Professors	4,970	$119,400
Surgical Technologists	4,410	$44,830
Respiratory Therapists	4,220	$57,520
Physician Assistants	3,470	$103,190

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 Richardelainechambers at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.