Allied Health Professions at University of Mississippi

Every allied health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the allied health program at University of Mississippi stacks up to those at other schools.

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and approximately 21,014 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.

Ole Miss Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

Ole Miss Allied Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the allied health progam at Ole Miss 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 Ole Miss 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 Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	68
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	167
Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	193
	241
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	242
Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	368
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	534
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools	881
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Most Focused Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	1,216

Earnings of Ole Miss Allied Health Graduates

The median salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ole Miss is $48,119. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $51,384 for all allied health students.

Allied Health Student Demographics at Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 allied health majors earned their bachelor's degree from Ole Miss. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at Ole Miss 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 Mississippi with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Ole Miss 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 Mississippi. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radiologic Technology	39

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Dental Support Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Health Sciences & 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 MS, the home state for University of Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	2,410	$33,310
Respiratory Therapists	1,500	$49,220
Surgical Technologists	1,350	$39,700
Health Technologists and Technicians	970	$36,900

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.