Allied Health Professions at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

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

UW - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and approximately 10,531 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 65 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.

UW - La Crosse Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Allied Health

Online Classes Are Available at UW - La Crosse

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UW - La Crosse does offer online courses in allied health for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UW - La Crosse Allied Health Professions Rankings

Allied Health Student Demographics at UW - La Crosse

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

UW - La Crosse Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 65 allied health majors earned their master's degree from UW - La Crosse. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in allied health each year. UW - La Crosse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from UW - La Crosse, 86% 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 Wisconsin - La Crosse with a master's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	56
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	6,460	$34,780
Health Specialties Professors	5,200	$76,800
Health Technologists and Technicians	3,410	$44,080
Surgical Technologists	2,600	$53,870
Respiratory Therapists	2,080	$62,150

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 Lacrossewi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.