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Allied Health Professions at Sacred Heart University

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Sacred Heart is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and has a total student population of 9,313.

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.

Sacred Heart Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Sacred Heart Allied Health Professions Rankings

The allied health major at Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart

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

Sacred Heart Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

78% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in allied health at Sacred Heart are white. Around 61% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Sacred Heart Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

93% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of allied health bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart University with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	71
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Sacred Heart Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

69% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of allied health master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from Sacred Heart, 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 Sacred Heart University with a master's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 Sacred Heart University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	113
Athletic Training	105
Physician Assistant	38
Radiologic Technology	25

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 CT, the home state for Sacred Heart University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	3,450	$46,890
Physician Assistants	2,300	$125,610
Surgical Technologists	1,290	$56,750
Respiratory Therapists	1,260	$70,410
Health Technologists and Technicians	1,020	$55,450

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
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