Allied Health Professions at Saint Louis University

If you are interested in studying allied health professions, you may want to check out the program at Saint Louis University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 12,229 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.

SLU Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

SLU Allied Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks allied health programs across the country. The following shows how SLU 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 SLU 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	54
Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	108
	122
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	129
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	243
Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	314
	535
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	816
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools	1,045
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	1,220

Earnings of SLU Allied Health Graduates

The median salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor's degree at SLU is $62,470. This is 22% higher than $51,384, which is the national average for all allied health bachelor's degree recipients.

Allied Health Student Demographics at SLU

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

SLU Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 allied health majors earned their bachelor's degree from SLU. Of these graduates, 24% were men and 76% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at SLU 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 Saint Louis University with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	10
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	9
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology	2

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health Sciences & Services
• 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 MO, the home state for Saint Louis University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	6,950	$34,560
Health Specialties Professors	4,710	$148,840
Respiratory Therapists	3,210	$56,320
Health Technologists and Technicians	2,210	$46,580
Surgical Technologists	1,950	$43,070

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 LouisianHTM under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.