Allied Health Professions at MSU Texas

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

MSU Texas is located in Wichita Falls, Texas and has a total student population of 5,860. Of the 1,168 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from MSU Texas in 2021, 223 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.

MSU Texas Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at MSU Texas

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, MSU Texas does offer online courses in allied health for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

MSU Texas Allied Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the allied health progam at MSU Texas 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 MSU Texas 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 Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Schools	8
	147
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Schools	156
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	267
	735

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in allied health from MSU Texas. This makes it the #294 most popular school for allied health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of MSU Texas Allied Health Graduates

The median salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor's degree at MSU Texas is $56,852. This is 11% higher than $51,384, which is the national average for all allied health bachelor's degree recipients.

Allied Health Student Demographics at MSU Texas

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at MSU Texas.

MSU Texas Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 223 students earned a bachelor's degree in allied health from MSU Texas. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at MSU Texas are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its allied health bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	118
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

MSU Texas Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

The allied health program at MSU Texas awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in allied health each year. MSU Texas does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from MSU Texas, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the allied health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Dental Support Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Nursing

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 TX, the home state for MSU Texas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	19,450	$36,620
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Respiratory Therapists	11,250	$59,930
Surgical Technologists	10,340	$49,410
Health Technologists and Technicians	10,080	$43,990

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.