Allied Health Professions at George Washington University

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 George Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 27,017.

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.

GWU Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

GWU Allied Health Professions Rankings

The allied health major at GWU 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.

Allied Health Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

22% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of allied health bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women. The typical allied health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at GWU since its program graduates 42% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at GWU 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 George Washington University with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GWU Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

82% Women

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of allied health master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

In the allied health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	30
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physician Assistant	68
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	30
Athletic Training	7
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	1

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	1,660	$57,270
Physician Assistants	590	$114,740
Health Technologists and Technicians	530	$54,210
Respiratory Therapists	290	$78,540

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
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