Allied Health Professions at Samford University

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

Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 5,729.

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.

Samford Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Allied Health

Samford Allied Health Professions Rankings

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In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in allied health from Samford. This makes it the #294 most popular school for allied health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Allied Health Student Demographics at Samford

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

Samford Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 5 allied health students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Samford, about 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in allied health each year. Samford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from Samford, 80% 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 Samford University with a master's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Samford also has a doctoral program available in allied health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Communication Sciences
• Public Health

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 AL, the home state for Samford University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	3,750	$30,260
Respiratory Therapists	2,450	$50,770
Surgical Technologists	2,220	$36,630
Health Specialties Professors	1,960	$108,310
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	1,200	$56,450

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
• Image Credit: By Sweetmoose6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.