Allied Health Professions at University of Delaware

Every allied health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the allied health program at University of Delaware stacks up to those at other schools.

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and has a total student population of 23,613. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in allied health from UD.

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.

UD Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

UD Allied Health Professions Rankings

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

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 UD 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
Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	151
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools	1,005
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Schools	1,437

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in allied health from UD. This makes it the #275 most popular school for allied health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Allied Health Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in allied health from UD in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical allied health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UD since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at UD are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its allied health bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Delaware with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UD Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 allied health majors earned their master's degree from UD. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from UD, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the allied health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Delaware with a master's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Communication Sciences
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	1,270	$40,730
Physician Assistants	500	$105,300
Respiratory Therapists	410	$67,950
Surgical Technologists	320	$47,250
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	300	$57,740

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.