by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Alabama” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 82,308 people earned their degree in allied health professions, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, allied health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,436 and had an average of $20,148 in loans still to pay off.
Across Alabama, there were 1,808 allied health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,549 and $21,379 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 199 allied health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,756 and $28,178 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Alabama” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in allied health professions. That schools that top this list have a program in allied health professions in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Alabama” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Alabama”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Jacksonville State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Jacksonville State University is located in Jacksonville, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s allied health degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Jacksonville State University
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this fairly large public school awarded 53 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s allied health students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakwood University landed the #3 spot on the list. Huntsville, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s allied health degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia Southern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit institution located in Orange Beach, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Columbia Southern University Allied Health Professions Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of West Alabama. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Alabama. Livingston, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s allied health degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of West Alabama Allied Health Professions Report
The University of Alabama landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Alabama ranking. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s allied health degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Alabama Allied Health Professions Report
Troy University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Alabama list. Troy, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s allied health degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Troy University
Samford University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Alabama list. This medium-sized school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Samford University
University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #8. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a large public school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 92 bachelors’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Allied Health Professions at University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Mobile ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Alabama list. University of Mobile is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 0 bachelors’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health Professions at University of Mobile
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