Allied Health Professions at Washington State University

If you are interested in studying allied health professions, you may want to check out the program at Washington State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and approximately 31,159 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.

Wazzu Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

Wazzu Allied Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The allied health major at Wazzu 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
	61
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	71
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	110
Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	136
Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	147
	269
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	330
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	756
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools	809
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	1,338

Allied Health Student Demographics at Wazzu

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

Wazzu Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 allied health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Wazzu, about 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical allied health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Wazzu since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at Wazzu 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 Washington State University with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Wazzu 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 Washington State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Athletic Training	24

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 WA, the home state for Washington State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	3,360	$67,600
Health Technologists and Technicians	3,330	$59,950
Physician Assistants	2,470	$123,980
Respiratory Therapists	2,050	$69,540

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 {} under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.