Allied Health Professions at Kansas State University

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

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and approximately 20,854 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.

K -State Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

K -State Allied Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The allied health major at K -State 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 Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	150
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	156
	187
Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	193
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	324
	760
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	881
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools	881

Allied Health Student Demographics at K -State

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

K -State Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Allied Health Professions from K -State in 2020-2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical allied health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at K -State since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at K -State 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 Kansas State University with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

K -State 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 Kansas State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Athletic Training	18

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

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 KS, the home state for Kansas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	2,640	$30,520
Respiratory Therapists	1,130	$55,080
Physician Assistants	1,040	$104,720
Surgical Technologists	990	$42,290
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	590	$72,020

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 Kzollman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.