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Health Professions at South Texas College

94% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at South Texas College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and approximately 28,233 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

South Texas College Health Professions Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Health Professions
Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at South Texas College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? South Texas College offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree

South Texas College Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at South Texas College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Health Professions Student Demographics at South Texas College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at South Texas College.

South Texas College Health Professions Associate’s Program

72% Women

98% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at South Texas College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

South Texas College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 54% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Texas College with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	289
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

South Texas College Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

83% Women

94% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Texas College with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	93
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at South Texas College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	320
Health & Medical Administrative Services	105
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	60
Allied Health Professions	60
Health/Medical Prep Programs	8

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for South Texas College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Registered Nurses	210,350	$72,890
Personal Care Aides	206,240	$19,960
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	117,010	$59,580
Medical Secretaries	92,990	$34,150
Nursing Assistants	87,750	$27,030

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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