Allied Health Professions at Radford University

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

Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and approximately 10,695 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.

Radford Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Radford Allied Health Professions Rankings

The allied health major at Radford 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 Radford

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

Radford Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of allied health bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical allied health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Radford since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Radford Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

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

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	39

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

Allied Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Radford University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physician Assistant	41
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	17
Surgical Technology	8
Respiratory Care Therapy	5
Athletic Training	4

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Other Health Professions

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 VA, the home state for Radford University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	6,180	$35,310
Respiratory Therapists	2,550	$60,200
Physician Assistants	2,510	$99,340
Surgical Technologists	2,240	$50,790

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 Matt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.