The main focus area for this major is Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic). For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Allied Health Professions is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Eastern Kentucky University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in allied health, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Eastern was ranked #836 on College Factual's Best Schools for allied health list. It is also ranked #9 in Kentucky.
Here are some of the other rankings for Eastern.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Eastern paid an average of $806 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $386 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $9,266 | $19,338 |
Fees | $610 | $610 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,476 | $10,476 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,800 | $2,800 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Allied Health students who received their bachelor’s degree at Eastern took out an average of $28,742 in student loans. That is 17% higher than the national average of $24,540.
allied health who receive their bachelor’s degree from Eastern make an average of $40,188 a year during the early days of their career. That is 21% lower than the national average of $50,698.
Eastern does not offer an online option for its allied health bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Eastern Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in allied health in 2019-2020, 11.8% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 72.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in allied health at Eastern in 2019-2020, 14.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 21 |
International Students | 6 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Allied Health Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | 34 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health professions.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Communication Sciences | 33 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 21 |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 17 |
Public Health | 68 |
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 74 |
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*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.