Allied Health Professions at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and approximately 16,211 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.

NKU Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

NKU Allied Health Professions Rankings

The allied health major at NKU 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 NKU

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

NKU Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of allied health bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at NKU 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 Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NKU Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of allied health master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northern Kentucky University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radiologic Technology	21
Athletic Training	18
Respiratory Care Therapy	17

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health Sciences & 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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	4,210	$31,430
Respiratory Therapists	2,480	$49,890
Health Specialties Professors	2,070	$64,560
Surgical Technologists	1,730	$45,520
Health Technologists and Technicians	1,560	$51,780

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 Samvscat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.