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Allied Health Professions at Virginia Commonwealth University

Allied Health Professions at Virginia Commonwealth University

What traits are you looking for in a allied health school? To help you decide if Virginia Commonwealth University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's allied health program.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.

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.

VCU Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

VCU Allied Health Professions Rankings

The allied health major at VCU 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 VCU

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

VCU Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of allied health bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at VCU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in allied health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 28
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Radiologic Technology 32

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 6,180 $35,310
Respiratory Therapists 2,550 $60,200
Physician Assistants 2,510 $99,340
Surgical Technologists 2,240 $50,790

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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