Allied Health Professions at University of Nebraska at Kearney

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 Nebraska at Kearney stacks up to those at other schools.

UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and approximately 6,225 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.

UNK Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

Online Classes Are Available at UNK

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

UNK Allied Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks allied health programs across the country. The following shows how UNK performed in these rankings.

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 UNK 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	62
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	66
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	81
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	203
	328
Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	464
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	523
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools	609
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	795
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Allied Health Student Demographics at UNK

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

UNK Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students earned a bachelor's degree in allied health from UNK. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at UNK 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 Nebraska at Kearney with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	36
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNK 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 University of Nebraska at Kearney. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	40

Related Majors

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Health Specialties Professors	1,750	$91,120
Physician Assistants	1,190	$106,700
Respiratory Therapists	1,000	$55,560
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	850	$33,130
Surgical Technologists	810	$45,280

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.