Allied Health Professions at Westfield State University

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

Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and approximately 5,395 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 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.

Westfield Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Allied Health

Westfield Allied Health Professions Rankings

Allied Health Student Demographics at Westfield

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

Westfield Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 allied health majors earned their master's degree from Westfield. Of these graduates, 52% were men and 48% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in allied health each year. Westfield does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from Westfield, 66% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Related Majors

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 MA, the home state for Westfield State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	6,380	$41,570
Physician Assistants	3,720	$108,700
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230
Surgical Technologists	2,920	$55,440
Health Technologists and Technicians	2,520	$55,950

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.