Allied Health Professions at Washington State University

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

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and has a total student population of 31,159. Of the 6,226 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Washington State University in 2021, 24 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.

Wazzu Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

Wazzu Allied Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The allied health major at Wazzu 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 Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	147
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	338
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools	933

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in allied health from Wazzu. This is the #339 most popular school for allied health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Allied Health Student Demographics at Wazzu

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

Wazzu Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in allied health from Wazzu in 2021, 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical allied health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Wazzu since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at Wazzu 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 Washington State University with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Public Health
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Communication Sciences
• Medicine

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 WA, the home state for Washington State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	3,360	$67,600
Health Technologists and Technicians	3,330	$59,950
Physician Assistants	2,470	$123,980
Respiratory Therapists	2,050	$69,540

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
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