Health Professions at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UTHealth is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 5,608.

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.

UTHealth Health Professions Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
Master’s Degree in Health Professions

UTHealth Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at UTHealth 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.

There were 402 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UTHealth

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

UTHealth Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

86% Women

77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 Health Science Center at Houston with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	111
Black or African American	51
Hispanic or Latino	119
White	74
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

UTHealth Health Professions Master’s Program

79% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UTHealth does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	121
Black or African American	78
Hispanic or Latino	112
White	187
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	41

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	723
Medicine	238
Public Health	187
Dentistry	96
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	58
Medical Illustration & Informatics	54
Dental Support Services	41
Health & Medical Administrative Services	37
Mental & Social Health Services	31
Medical Science	11

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 Health Science Center at Houston.

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
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