Allied Health Professions at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Every allied health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the allied health program at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences stacks up to those at other schools.

UAMS is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and approximately 2,907 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.

UAMS Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

UAMS Allied Health Professions Rankings

Allied Health Student Demographics at UAMS

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

UAMS Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of allied health master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from UAMS, 65% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

Allied Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physician Assistant	39

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Other Health Professions
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• 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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	2,150	$31,800
Health Specialties Professors	1,600	$146,380
Health Technologists and Technicians	1,120	$42,300
Surgical Technologists	1,110	$42,720
Respiratory Therapists	1,090	$52,050

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 Mmcnell under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.