Health Professions at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UT Southwestern is located in Dallas, Texas and has a total student population of 2,299.

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.

UT Southwestern Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

UT Southwestern Health Professions Rankings

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.

There were 248 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #115 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UT Southwestern

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

UT Southwestern Health Professions Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 students earned a master's degree in health professions from UT Southwestern. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UT Southwestern, 59% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	63
International Students	1
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 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	210
Allied Health Professions	60
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	60
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	20
Medical Science	18

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 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

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
• Image Credit: By Ansem27 under License

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