Allied Health Professions at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744.

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.

KU Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Allied Health (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health
• Master’s Degree in Allied Health

KU Allied Health Professions Rankings

The allied health major at KU 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.

Allied Health Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of allied health bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at KU are white. This is below 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 Kansas with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

KU Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of allied health master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from KU, 100% 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 University of Kansas with a master's in allied health.

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

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

The following allied health concentations are available at University of Kansas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Kansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Respiratory Care Therapy	22

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Mental & Social Health 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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	2,640	$30,520
Respiratory Therapists	1,130	$55,080
Physician Assistants	1,040	$104,720
Surgical Technologists	990	$42,290
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	590	$72,020

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 Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.