Allied Health Professions at Westfield State University

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

Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and approximately 5,395 students attend the school each year.

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.

Westfield Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Westfield Allied Health Professions Rankings

The allied health major at Westfield 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 Westfield

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

Westfield Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of allied health bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at Westfield 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 Westfield State University with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Westfield Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of allied health master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from Westfield, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

The following allied health concentations are available at Westfield State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Westfield State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physician Assistant	29
Athletic Training	9

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Nursing

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 MA, the home state for Westfield State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	6,380	$41,570
Physician Assistants	3,720	$108,700
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230
Surgical Technologists	2,920	$55,440
Health Technologists and Technicians	2,520	$55,950

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.