Allied Health Professions at University of Louisiana at Monroe

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

ULM is located in Monroe, Louisiana and has a total student population of 8,888.

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.

ULM Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

Online Classes Are Available at ULM

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

ULM does offer online education options in allied health for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

ULM Allied Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the allied health progam at ULM 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 ULM 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 Online Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	12
Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	22
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	63
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	104
Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	123
	190
Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	252
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	509
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools	721
	782
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	887

Earnings of ULM Allied Health Graduates

The median salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor's degree at ULM is $51,354. This is less than $51,384, which is the national average of all allied health majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Allied Health Student Demographics at ULM

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

ULM Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 41 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in allied health from ULM in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at ULM are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 University of Louisiana at Monroe with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radiologic Technology	41

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Dental Support Services
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting 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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	3,810	$36,930
Health Technologists and Technicians	2,620	$38,370
Respiratory Therapists	2,380	$53,510
Surgical Technologists	1,840	$39,990
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	1,210	$60,360

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.