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The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center Overview

The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center is a public institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The location of UTHSC is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center Known For?

625 Undergraduate Awards
  • Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at UTHSC since the student to facuty ratio is 7 to 1.
  • The 3% student loan default rate at UTHSC is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at UTHSC.
  • For the 2019-2020 academic year, 64% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, UTHSC bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $68,002 a year. That's about 67% more than their peers at other schools.

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The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UTHSC.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#15 Best Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#19 Best Rehabilitation Professions Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#32 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#47 Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#69 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#93 Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UTHSC has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#4 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools College Factual
#8 Best Communication Sciences Graduate Degree Schools College Factual
#13 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools College Factual
#34 Best Health Professions Schools College Factual
#44 Best Nursing Schools College Factual
#54 Best Allied Health Professions Schools College Factual

Where Is The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center?

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Contact details for UTHSC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 875 Monroe Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163
Phone: 901-448-5500
Website: www.uthsc.edu

Can I Afford The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center?

3.1% Loan Default Rate

The student loan default rate at UTHSC is 3.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center Undergraduate Student Diversity

204 Full-Time Undergraduates
94% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 218 undergraduate students at UTHSC, with 204 being full-time and 14 being part-time.

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There are also 2,963 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 204 full-time undergraduates at UTHSC, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 6
Black or African American 40
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 144
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Online Learning at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center

865 Took All Classes Online
2,371 Took At Least One Class Online
72.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 2,371 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UTHSC has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 22nd most popular in Tennessee for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UTHSC

The following table shows how UTHSC is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology #7 #10
Dental Support Services #7 #7
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science #40 #43
Health & Medical Administrative Services #49 #126
Biological & Biomedical Sciences #58 #70

Online Growth Rankings of UTHSC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center was 72.6%. This is the #520 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UTHSC regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UTHSC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Health & Medical Administrative Services 41%
Health Professions 32%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UTHSC ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UTHSC.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Dental Support Services #7
Public Health #47
Health & Medical Administrative Services #122
Nursing #165
Health Professions #380

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 474 4 1 164 643
Medicine 0 0 0 167 167
Communication Sciences 61 0 72 19 152
Nursing 53 7 0 70 130
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 41 60 101
Dentistry 0 0 0 84 84
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 21 30 0 51
Allied Health Professions 0 0 29 0 29
Dental Support Services 28 0 0 0 28
General Biology 0 0 7 18 25
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 9 0 11 0 20
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 19 0 19
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 0 15 0 15
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 10 0 10
Biomedical Engineering 0 0 0 1 1
Public Health 0 1 0 0 1
TOTAL 625 33 235 583 1,476

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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