Allied Health Professions at University of New England

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

UNE is located in Biddeford, Maine and has a total student population of 7,208.

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.

UNE Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

UNE Allied Health Professions Rankings

The allied health major at UNE 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 UNE

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

UNE Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of allied health bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical allied health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UNE since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at UNE 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 New England with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNE Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of allied health master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from UNE, 82% 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 New England with a master's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	45
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

Allied Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of New England. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physician Assistant	46

Related Majors

• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Dental Support Services
• Dentistry

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 ME, the home state for University of New England.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	1,930	$34,170
Physician Assistants	720	$110,030
Surgical Technologists	530	$46,450
Respiratory Therapists	490	$59,410

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 Dcrjsr under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.