Allied Health Professions at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 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.

UW Seattle Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Allied Health

UW Seattle Allied Health Professions Rankings

Allied Health Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of allied health master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in allied health each year. UW Seattle does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from UW Seattle, 57% 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 43% 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	81
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physician Assistant	97

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Medical Science
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Communication Sciences

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	3,360	$67,600
Health Technologists and Technicians	3,330	$59,950
Physician Assistants	2,470	$123,980
Respiratory Therapists	2,050	$69,540

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.