Health Professions at Tyler Junior College

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Tyler Junior College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

Tyler Junior College is located in Tyler, Texas and has a total student population of 11,749. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from Tyler Junior College.

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.

Tyler Junior College Health Professions Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Health Professions
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Tyler Junior College

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Tyler Junior College does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Tyler Junior College Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at Tyler Junior College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at Tyler Junior College 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
	488
Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	733
Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools	750
Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools	879
Best Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	1,073
Most Popular Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	1,096
Most Focused Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	1,305

Health Professions Student Demographics at Tyler Junior College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Tyler Junior College.

Tyler Junior College Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at Tyler Junior College are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tyler Junior College with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	54
Hispanic or Latino	89
White	253
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Tyler Junior College Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 health professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from Tyler Junior College. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 88% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Tyler Junior College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tyler Junior College with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Tyler Junior College also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions 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 Tyler Junior College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	206
Health & Medical Administrative Services	77
Allied Health Professions	67
Dental Support Services	41
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	35
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	21
Health Sciences & Services	16
Mental & Social Health Services	8

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 Tyler Junior College.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.