Allied Health Professions at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

What traits are you looking for in a allied health school? To help you decide if University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's allied health program.

UW - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and approximately 10,531 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.

UW - La Crosse Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

Online Classes Are Available at UW - La Crosse

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UW - La Crosse does offer online courses in allied health for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UW - La Crosse Allied Health Professions Rankings

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

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 UW - La Crosse 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	15
Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	28
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	54
	54
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	131
	259
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools	408
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	474
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	987

Earnings of UW - La Crosse Allied Health Graduates

The median salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - La Crosse is $67,330. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 31% higher than the national average of $51,384 for all allied health bachelor's degree recipients.

Allied Health Student Demographics at UW - La Crosse

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

UW - La Crosse Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 44 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in allied health from UW - La Crosse in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at UW - La Crosse 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 Wisconsin - La Crosse with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW - La Crosse 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 Wisconsin - La Crosse. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	24
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	20

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Health Sciences & Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	6,460	$34,780
Health Specialties Professors	5,200	$76,800
Health Technologists and Technicians	3,410	$44,080
Surgical Technologists	2,600	$53,870
Respiratory Therapists	2,080	$62,150

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 Lacrossewi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.