Allied Health Professions at East Carolina University

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 East Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 28,798. Of the 5,233 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from East Carolina University in 2021, 15 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.

ECU Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

ECU Allied Health Professions Rankings

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

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 ECU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	168
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	360

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in allied health from ECU. This makes it the #139 most popular school for allied health master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Allied Health Graduates from ECU Make?

The median salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor's degree at ECU is $34,509. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $51,384 for all allied health students.

Allied Health Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Allied Health Professions from ECU in 2020-2021, 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical allied health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at ECU since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at ECU 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 East Carolina University with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ECU Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 36 allied health students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from ECU, about 22% were men and 78% were women.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from ECU, 81% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Dentistry

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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	10,760	$36,200
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Health Technologists and Technicians	6,350	$39,230
Physician Assistants	5,010	$104,680
Respiratory Therapists	4,390	$56,620

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 Luca Masters under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.