Health Professions at The University of Texas at Arlington

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at The University of Texas at Arlington stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and approximately 48,072 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,852 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Arlington in 2021, 3,620 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.

UT Arlington 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 UT Arlington

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UT Arlington offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UT Arlington Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at UT Arlington 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 UT Arlington 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
	751

In 2021, 1,400 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UT Arlington. This makes it the #8 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 50 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #348 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UT Arlington

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

UT Arlington Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3,620 health professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from UT Arlington. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 The University of Texas at Arlington with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	348
Black or African American	607
Hispanic or Latino	919
White	1,518
International Students	80
Other Races/Ethnicities	148

UT Arlington Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	140
Black or African American	212
Hispanic or Latino	279
White	695
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	63

UT Arlington also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 50 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas at Arlington. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	4,803
Public Health	161
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	153
Health & Medical Administrative Services	43
Allied Health Professions	11
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	5

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 The University of Texas at Arlington.

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 Kllwiki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.