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Allied Health Professions at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Allied Health Professions at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

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

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 13,497.

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.

UMBC Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

Online Classes Are Available at UMBC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UMBC offers distance education options for allied health at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UMBC Allied Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The allied health major at UMBC 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 194
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Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 228
Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 246
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 329
Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools 439
853
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools 956
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools 1,076
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Trade Schools 1,337

Allied Health Student Demographics at UMBC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

UMBC Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of allied health bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical allied health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at UMBC since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at UMBC 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 University of Maryland - Baltimore County with a bachelor's in allied health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UMBC 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 University of Maryland - Baltimore County. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 11

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 5,090 $49,490
Physician Assistants 3,040 $108,180
Health Technologists and Technicians 2,000 $44,590
Surgical Technologists 1,710 $56,130
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 1,570 $75,270

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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