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Allied Health Professions at Sam Houston State University

Allied Health Professions at Sam Houston State University

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

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and approximately 21,912 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.

SHSU Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

SHSU Allied Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks allied health programs across the country. The following shows how SHSU 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 SHSU 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 Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 163
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 197
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 297
317
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 347
Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools 753
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools 833
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools 999
1,101
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Trade Schools 1,357

Allied Health Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 13 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Allied Health Professions from SHSU in 2020-2021, 23% were men and 77% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 Sam Houston State University with a bachelor's in allied health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

SHSU 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 Sam Houston State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Athletic Training 13

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 TX, the home state for Sam Houston State University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 19,450 $36,620
Health Specialties Professors 13,930 $139,540
Respiratory Therapists 11,250 $59,930
Surgical Technologists 10,340 $49,410
Health Technologists and Technicians 10,080 $43,990

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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