Allied Health Professions at Iowa State 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 Iowa State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and approximately 31,822 students attend the school each year.

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.

Iowa State Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Iowa State Allied Health Professions Rankings

The allied health major at Iowa State 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 Iowa State

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

Iowa State Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of allied health bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at Iowa State 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 Iowa State University with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Iowa State Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of allied health master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from Iowa State, 67% 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 Iowa State University with a master's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Iowa State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Athletic Training	13

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Nursing
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition 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 IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

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 Jamo2008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.