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Allied Health Professions at University of Kentucky

Allied Health Professions at University of Kentucky

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 Kentucky stacks up to those at other schools.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986.

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.

UK Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Allied Health

UK Allied Health Professions Rankings

Allied Health Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

77% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of allied health master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

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Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from UK, 83% 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 Kentucky with a master's in allied health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 53
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 University of Kentucky. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physician Assistant 52
Athletic Training 10

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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 4,210 $31,430
Respiratory Therapists 2,480 $49,890
Health Specialties Professors 2,070 $64,560
Surgical Technologists 1,730 $45,520
Health Technologists and Technicians 1,560 $51,780

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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