Allied Health Professions at University of Lynchburg

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

Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and approximately 2,692 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students received their master's degree in allied health.

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.

Lynchburg Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Lynchburg

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

Lynchburg Allied Health Professions Rankings

There were 283 students who received their doctoral degrees in allied health, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Allied Health Student Demographics at Lynchburg

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

Lynchburg Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students earned a master's degree in allied health from Lynchburg. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from Lynchburg, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the allied health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

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 University of Lynchburg.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Imaginegod614 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.