Allied Health Professions at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 65 allied health majors received their bachelor's degree from SIUC.

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.

SIUC Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

SIUC Allied Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the allied health progam at SIUC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The allied health major at SIUC 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	13
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	142
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Schools	621
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools	759

In 2021, 78 students received their master’s degree in allied health from SIUC. This makes it the #28 most popular school for allied health master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Allied Health Graduates from SIUC Make?

The median salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor's degree at SIUC is $58,573. This is 14% higher than $51,384, which is the national average for all allied health bachelor's degree recipients.

Allied Health Student Demographics at SIUC

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

SIUC Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in allied health at SIUC are white. Around 86% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SIUC Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 65 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Allied Health Professions from SIUC in 2020-2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at SIUC 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	55
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SIUC Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 78 allied health majors earned their master's degree from SIUC. Of these graduates, 26% were men and 74% were women.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from SIUC, 90% 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a master's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	70
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Public Health
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Dental Support Services
• Communication Sciences

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	10,790	$41,940
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Health Technologists and Technicians	5,990	$47,590
Respiratory Therapists	4,150	$60,500
Surgical Technologists	3,270	$49,730

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 Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.