Allied Health Professions at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 33,081. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 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.

U of U Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Allied Health

U of U Allied Health Professions Rankings

Allied Health Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of allied health master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in allied health each year. U of U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from U of U, 64% 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 Utah with a master's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Other Health Professions
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health Sciences & Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics

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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Health Specialties Professors	2,120	$141,550
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	2,030	$33,870
Surgical Technologists	1,130	$44,300
Physician Assistants	1,090	$102,710
Respiratory Therapists	910	$61,480

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.