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Allied Health Professions at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

Allied Health Professions at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

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

CDU is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 872.

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.

CDU Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

CDU Allied Health Professions Rankings

Allied Health Student Demographics at CDU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science.

CDU Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

52% Women
84% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of allied health master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in allied health each year. CDU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

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In the allied health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 84% of degree recipients. That is 47% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science with a master's in allied health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physician Assistant 25

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 CA, the home state for Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Health Technologists and Technicians 22,450 $50,150
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 21,430 $39,350
Respiratory Therapists 17,260 $79,640
Health Specialties Professors 11,540 $161,770
Physician Assistants 10,520 $117,230

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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