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Allied Health Professions at Missouri Southern State University

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Allied Health Professions at Missouri Southern State University

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

Missouri Southern is located in Joplin, Missouri and has a total student population of 5,045.

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.

Missouri Southern Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Allied Health (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Allied Health

Missouri Southern Allied Health Professions Rankings

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Allied Health Student Demographics at Missouri Southern

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

Missouri Southern Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

74% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in allied health at Missouri Southern are white. Around 83% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 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 MO, the home state for Missouri Southern State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 6,950 $34,560
Health Specialties Professors 4,710 $148,840
Respiratory Therapists 3,210 $56,320
Health Technologists and Technicians 2,210 $46,580
Surgical Technologists 1,950 $43,070

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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