Allied Health Professions at University of Missouri - Columbia

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

Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and approximately 31,089 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,114 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Missouri - Columbia in 2021, 67 of them were allied health professions majors.

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.

Mizzou Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Mizzou

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Mizzou does offer online courses in allied health for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Mizzou Allied Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the allied health progam at Mizzou compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The allied health major at Mizzou 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools	294
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Schools	1,318

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in allied health from Mizzou. This makes it the #256 most popular school for allied health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Mizzou Allied Health Graduates

The median salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mizzou is $55,017. This is 7% higher than $51,384, which is the national average for all allied health bachelor's degree recipients.

Allied Health Student Demographics at Mizzou

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

Mizzou Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 allied health majors earned their bachelor's degree from Mizzou. Of these graduates, 27% were men and 73% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at Mizzou 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 Missouri - Columbia with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	51
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Mizzou Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a master's degree in allied health from Mizzou. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from Mizzou, 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 Missouri - Columbia with a master's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mizzou 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 Science
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Health & Medical Administrative 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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	6,950	$34,560
Health Specialties Professors	4,710	$148,840
Respiratory Therapists	3,210	$56,320
Health Technologists and Technicians	2,210	$46,580
Surgical Technologists	1,950	$43,070

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 Adam Procter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.