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Allied Health Professions at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Allied Health Professions at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

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

SWOSU is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 4,898.

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.

SWOSU Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Allied Health

SWOSU Allied Health Professions Rankings

Allied Health Student Demographics at SWOSU

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

SWOSU Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

90% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in allied health at SWOSU are white. Around 80% 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 Southwestern Oklahoma State University with a associate's in allied health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
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 Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 14

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 OK, the home state for Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Occupation Jobs in OK Average Salary in OK
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 3,350 $33,020
Surgical Technologists 1,440 $41,800
Physician Assistants 1,390 $104,200
Respiratory Therapists 1,380 $54,540
Health Technologists and Technicians 1,230 $43,960

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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