Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

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 Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

UTHealth Nursing Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
Master’s Degree in Nursing

UTHealth Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at UTHealth is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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 49 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at UTHealth

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

UTHealth Nursing Bachelor’s Program

85% Women

76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UTHealth since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	107
Black or African American	51
Hispanic or Latino	101
White	72
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UTHealth Nursing Master’s Program

87% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 24% 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	35
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	62
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing 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 Health Science Center at Houston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	426
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	237
Nursing Practice	31
Nurse Anesthetist	17
Nursing Administration	11
Nursing Science	1

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Nurse Practitioners	12,020	$111,060
Nurse Anesthetists	6,140	$158,510
Nursing Instructors and Professors	3,900	$71,780

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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