Allied Health Professions at Central College

What traits are you looking for in a allied health school? To help you decide if Central College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's allied health program.

Central is located in Pella, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,120. Of the 268 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Central College in 2021, 7 of them were allied health professions majors.

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.

Central Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

Central Allied Health Professions Rankings

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

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 Central 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 Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	283
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Schools	941
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools	1,379

Allied Health Student Demographics at Central

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

Central Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in allied health from Central in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical allied health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Central since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at Central 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 Central College with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Central also has a doctoral program available in allied health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 IA, the home state for Central College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Health Specialties Professors	2,760	$156,320
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	2,540	$35,760
Health Technologists and Technicians	1,200	$42,590
Physician Assistants	1,000	$110,550
Respiratory Therapists	950	$53,870

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 Central College Alumni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.