Allied Health Professions at The University of Texas Medical Branch

Every allied 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 allied health 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in allied health from UTMB Galveston.

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.

UTMB Galveston Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

UTMB Galveston Allied Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the allied health progam at UTMB Galveston 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 allied health major at UTMB Galveston 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 Popular Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	19
Best Allied Health Professions Schools	40
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
	89
	109
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools	175
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Schools	357
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools	498

In 2021, 88 students received their master’s degree in allied health from UTMB Galveston. This makes it the #19 most popular school for allied health master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Allied Health Graduates from UTMB Galveston Make?

The median salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor's degree at UTMB Galveston is $57,548. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $51,384 for all allied health bachelor's degree recipients.

Allied Health Student Demographics at UTMB Galveston

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

UTMB Galveston Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in allied health from UTMB Galveston. About 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical allied health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UTMB Galveston since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 Medical Branch with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UTMB Galveston Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

The allied health program at UTMB Galveston awarded 88 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 19% of these degrees went to men with the other 81% going to women.

In the allied health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 13% 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 allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

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 Medical Branch.

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 Nsaum75 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.