Allied Health Professions at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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

MD Anderson is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 358. In 2021, 78 allied health majors received their bachelor's degree from MD Anderson.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Allied Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

MD Anderson Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health
• Master’s Degree in Allied Health

MD Anderson Allied Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks allied health programs across the country. The following shows how MD Anderson performed in these rankings.

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 allied health major at MD Anderson is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Allied 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 Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Schools	47
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	56
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools	233
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	241

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in allied health from MD Anderson. This makes it the #242 most popular school for allied health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Allied Health Student Demographics at MD Anderson

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

MD Anderson Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 78 allied health majors earned their bachelor's degree from MD Anderson. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its allied health 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 MD Anderson Cancer Center with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

MD Anderson Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of allied health master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

In the allied health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center with a master's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

MD Anderson also has a doctoral program available in allied health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Public Health
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health 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 MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	19,450	$36,620
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Respiratory Therapists	11,250	$59,930
Surgical Technologists	10,340	$49,410
Health Technologists and Technicians	10,080	$43,990

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 Zereshk under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.