Health Professions at Texas Woman’s University

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

TWU is located in Denton, Texas and has a total student population of 16,433. In 2021, 754 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from TWU.

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.

TWU 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 TWU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

TWU Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at TWU 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	45
Most Focused Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	216
	354
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	373
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	1,575

In 2021, 487 students received their master’s degree in health professions from TWU. This makes it the #48 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 152 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #184 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at TWU

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

TWU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

The health professions program at TWU awarded 754 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 9% of these degrees went to men with the other 91% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Woman's University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	122
Black or African American	113
Hispanic or Latino	198
White	260
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	35

TWU Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from TWU, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	50
Black or African American	68
Hispanic or Latino	82
White	251
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

TWU also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 152 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 Woman's University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	639
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	290
Health Sciences & Services	134
Mental & Social Health Services	101
Communication Sciences	78
Health & Medical Administrative Services	67
Dental Support Services	61
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	24
Medical Illustration & Informatics	23
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	9

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 Woman's 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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.