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Allied Health Professions at Northwestern College

0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

NWC is located in Orange City, Iowa and approximately 1,496 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.

NWC Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

NWC Allied Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The allied health major at NWC 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	77
Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	151
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	161
Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	217
	251
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	326
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools	919
	944
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	1,068
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	1,276

Allied Health Student Demographics at NWC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at Northwestern College.

NWC Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

40% Women

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in allied health from NWC. About 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical allied health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at NWC since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at NWC 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 Northwestern College with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NWC 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Athletic Training	5

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

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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 IA, the home state for Northwestern College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Health Specialties Professors	2,760	$156,320
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	2,540	$35,760
Health Technologists and Technicians	1,200	$42,590
Physician Assistants	1,000	$110,550
Respiratory Therapists	950	$53,870

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 Lawrence Albert Johnston under License

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