Health Professions at The University of Texas at Tyler

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

UT Tyler is located in Tyler, Texas and approximately 9,781 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,039 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Tyler in 2021, 667 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 Tyler 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 Tyler

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

UT Tyler Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at UT Tyler 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 UT Tyler 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 Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	117
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	215
Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	260
	328
Most Focused Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	332
Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	357
Most Focused Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	413
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	541
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	578
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	592
	726
	1,989

In 2021, 132 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UT Tyler. This makes it the #266 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 91 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #255 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UT Tyler

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

UT Tyler Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UT Tyler are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	78
Hispanic or Latino	119
White	404
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

UT Tyler Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 132 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from UT Tyler in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UT Tyler, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	83
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UT Tyler also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 91 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 The University of Texas at Tyler. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	727
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	74
Health Sciences & Services	30
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	19
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	18
Communication Sciences	14
Medical Illustration & Informatics	8
Public Health	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 Tyler.

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 Kushal one under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.