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Allied Health Professions at San Diego State University

Allied Health Professions at San Diego State University

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

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334.

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.

SDSU Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

SDSU Allied Health Professions Rankings

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

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 SDSU 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
48
Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 69
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 79
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 79
Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools 156
216
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 312
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools 579
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools 627
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Trade Schools 1,319

Allied Health Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The allied health program at SDSU awarded 35 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 34% of these degrees went to men with the other 66% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 San Diego State University with a bachelor's in allied health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 14
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

SDSU 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Diego State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Athletic Training 35

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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Health Technologists and Technicians 22,450 $50,150
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 21,430 $39,350
Respiratory Therapists 17,260 $79,640
Health Specialties Professors 11,540 $161,770
Physician Assistants 10,520 $117,230

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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