Allied Health Professions at Georgia Southern University

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study allied health professions, take a look at what Georgia Southern University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and has a total student population of 26,949.

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.

GaSou Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

GaSou Allied Health Professions Rankings

The allied health major at GaSou 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 GaSou

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

GaSou Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

87% Women

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of allied health bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at GaSou 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 Georgia Southern University with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	53
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

GaSou Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

50% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of allied health master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in allied health each year. GaSou does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

In the allied health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgia Southern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	85
Respiratory Care Therapy	17
Athletic Training	14

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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	9,590	$33,950
Health Specialties Professors	4,970	$119,400
Surgical Technologists	4,410	$44,830
Respiratory Therapists	4,220	$57,520
Physician Assistants	3,470	$103,190

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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