Allied Health Professions at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,147. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received a bachelor's degree in allied health from UGA.

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.

UGA Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

UGA Allied Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks allied health programs across the country. The following shows how UGA 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 UGA 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	364

Allied Health Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 allied health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UGA, about 27% were men and 73% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at UGA 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 University of Georgia with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UGA 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
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Mental & Social Health 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	9,590	$33,950
Health Specialties Professors	4,970	$119,400
Surgical Technologists	4,410	$44,830
Respiratory Therapists	4,220	$57,520
Physician Assistants	3,470	$103,190

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.