Health Professions at Texas State University

65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Texas State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and has a total student population of 37,812.

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.

Texas State Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Texas State Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Texas State 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.

There were 43 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #369 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Texas State

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

Texas State Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

80% Women

65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Texas State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 Texas State University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	68
Hispanic or Latino	215
White	168
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Texas State Health Professions Master’s Program

87% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	58
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Texas State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Medical Administrative Services	159
Nursing	122
Allied Health Professions	107
Health Sciences & Services	82
Communication Sciences	79
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	64
Public Health	37
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	15

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 State 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
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