Allied Health Professions at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092. Of the 6,496 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2021, 11 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.

UNC Chapel Hill Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNC Chapel Hill

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.

UNC Chapel Hill does offer online education options in allied health for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UNC Chapel Hill Allied Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the allied health progam at UNC Chapel Hill 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 UNC Chapel Hill 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	43
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools	756

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in allied health from UNC Chapel Hill. This makes it the #222 most popular school for allied health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UNC Chapel Hill Allied Health Graduates

The median salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNC Chapel Hill is $58,068. This is 13% higher than $51,384, which is the national average for all allied health bachelor's degree recipients.

Allied Health Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a bachelor's degree in allied health from UNC Chapel Hill. About 91% of these graduates were women and the other 9% were men.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at UNC Chapel Hill are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its allied health bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNC Chapel Hill Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 22 students who earned a master's degree in Allied Health Professions from UNC Chapel Hill in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% were women.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 86% 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNC Chapel Hill also has a doctoral program available in allied health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Movement & Mind-Body Therapies
• Medical Science
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	10,760	$36,200
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Health Technologists and Technicians	6,350	$39,230
Physician Assistants	5,010	$104,680
Respiratory Therapists	4,390	$56,620

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 Marchmain05 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.