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Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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. Of the 467 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in 2021, 426 of them were nursing majors.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

UTHealth Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at UTHealth 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 10
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 19
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 34
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 35
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 42
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 50
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 50
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 125
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 373
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Best Value Nursing Schools 1,236

In 2021, 248 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UTHealth. This makes it the #35 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from UTHealth Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UTHealth is $69,110. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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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
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 426 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UTHealth, about 15% were men and 85% were 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.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 101
Black or African American 60
Hispanic or Latino 97
White 132
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 28

UTHealth Nursing Master’s Program

85% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at UTHealth awarded 248 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UTHealth does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 23% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 47
Black or African American 43
Hispanic or Latino 45
White 94
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

UTHealth also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 49 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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