Allied Health Professions at Rochester Institute of Technology

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 Rochester Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and has a total student population of 16,158.

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.

RIT Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Allied Health (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

RIT Allied Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks allied health programs across the country. The following shows how RIT 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 RIT 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	10
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	94
	112
	119
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	175
Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	186
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools	305
Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	385
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools	394
	472
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	847
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools	1,083

Earnings of RIT Allied Health Graduates

The median salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor's degree at RIT is $59,088. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 15% higher than the national average of $51,384 for all allied health bachelor's degree recipients.

Allied Health Student Demographics at RIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at Rochester Institute of Technology.

RIT Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 86 students earned a bachelor's degree in allied health from RIT. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at RIT 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 Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	75
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

RIT 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 Rochester Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physician Assistant	66
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	23
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician	9

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative 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 NY, the home state for Rochester Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	17,520	$44,120
Physician Assistants	12,060	$117,000
Surgical Technologists	5,750	$55,310
Respiratory Therapists	5,740	$74,890

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 Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.