Health Professions at Texas State University

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. Of the 7,822 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Texas State University in 2021, 445 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.

Texas State 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 Texas State

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Texas State does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Texas State Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at Texas State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	136
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	201
	442
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	801
Best Health Professions Schools	1,675

In 2021, 165 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Texas State. This makes it the #203 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 445 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in health professions from Texas State. About 17% were men and 83% were women.

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	48
Hispanic or Latino	179
White	164
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

Texas State Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 165 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from Texas State in 2020-2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Texas State, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	9
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	87
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Texas State also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 43 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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
• Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.