Allied Health Professions at Union University

What traits are you looking for in a allied health school? To help you decide if Union University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's allied health program.

Union is located in Jackson, Tennessee and has a total student population of 3,071. In 2021, 7 allied health majors received their bachelor's degree from Union.

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.

Union Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

Union Allied Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks allied health programs across the country. The following shows how Union performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The allied health major at Union 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 Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	230
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools	810

Allied Health Student Demographics at Union

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

Union Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Allied Health Professions from Union in 2020-2021, 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical allied health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Union since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at Union 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 Union University with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Nursing

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 TN, the home state for Union University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	6,810	$36,600
Health Specialties Professors	5,690	$102,310
Respiratory Therapists	3,520	$51,400
Surgical Technologists	3,040	$43,860
Physician Assistants	2,010	$87,700

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 Morgan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.