Health Professions at Texas Christian University

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

TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and has a total student population of 11,379. Of the 2,396 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Texas Christian University in 2021, 263 of them were health professions majors.

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.

TCU Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at TCU

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.

TCU does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

TCU Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how TCU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at TCU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	243
Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	302
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	856

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in health professions from TCU. This makes it the #836 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 85 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #266 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at TCU

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

TCU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 263 students earned a bachelor's degree in health professions from TCU. About 91% of these graduates were women and the other 9% were men.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at TCU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	183
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

TCU Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 23 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from TCU in 2021, 4% were men and 96% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from TCU, 61% 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 Texas Christian University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

TCU also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 85 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Texas Christian University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	291
Communication Sciences	45
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies	34
Allied Health Professions	12
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	2

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 Texas Christian University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Amymay52 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.