Allied Health Professions at Columbia Southern University

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

Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and approximately 18,533 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,131 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Columbia Southern University in 2021, 64 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.

Columbia Southern University Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Allied Health
• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

Online Classes Are Available at Columbia Southern University

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, Columbia Southern University does offer online courses in allied health for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Columbia Southern University Allied Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the allied health progam at Columbia Southern University 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 Columbia Southern University 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 Online Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	9
Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	55
	55
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	199
Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	230
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools	303

Allied Health Student Demographics at Columbia Southern University

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

Columbia Southern University Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 17% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in allied health only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at Columbia Southern University may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 48% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in allied health at Columbia Southern University are white. Around 92% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia Southern University with a associate's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Columbia Southern University Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of allied health bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical allied health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia Southern University since its program graduates 44% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at Columbia Southern University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia Southern University with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

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

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative 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 AL, the home state for Columbia Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	3,750	$30,260
Respiratory Therapists	2,450	$50,770
Surgical Technologists	2,220	$36,630
Health Specialties Professors	1,960	$108,310
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	1,200	$56,450

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.