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Health Professions at The University of Texas Medical Branch

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at The University of Texas Medical Branch stacks up to those at other schools.

UTMB Galveston is located in Galveston, Texas and approximately 3,458 students attend the school each year.

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.

UTMB Galveston Health Professions Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at UTMB Galveston

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UTMB Galveston offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

UTMB Galveston Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at UTMB Galveston 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 337 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #79 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UTMB Galveston

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

UTMB Galveston Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

85% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Medical Branch with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	86
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	89
White	135
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UTMB Galveston Health Professions Master’s Program

85% Women

49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	59
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	164
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

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 Medical Branch. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	579
Medicine	240
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	118
Allied Health Professions	109
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	95
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	19
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	17
Health & Medical Administrative Services	4
Medical Science	2
Public Health	2

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 Medical Branch.

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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