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Allied Health Professions at Saint Louis University

Allied Health Professions at Saint Louis University

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

SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 12,229 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.

SLU Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

SLU Allied Health Professions Rankings

The allied health major at SLU 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 SLU

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

SLU Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of allied health bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at SLU 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 Saint Louis University with a bachelor's in allied health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 28
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

SLU Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

68% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of allied health master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from SLU, 95% 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 Saint Louis University with a master's in allied health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 54
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Saint Louis University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physician Assistant 40
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 11
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 9
Athletic Training 8
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 2

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 Saint Louis 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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