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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 3rd in Texas. In fact, 45,833 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 95 schools in Texas to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the health professions bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Texas.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Arlington the most popular school in Texas for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

Of the 3,620 students majoring in health professions at UT Arlington, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a great place for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

About 85% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 15% are male.

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Out of the 95 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 95 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 754 students majoring in health professions at TWU, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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Out of the 95 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Tyler landed the # 5 spot on the list. UT Tyler is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tyler.

Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

Of the 606 students majoring in health professions at UT Austin, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#7

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.

Of the 589 students majoring in health professions at Baylor, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

Women make up 78% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Sam Houston State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

Women make up 89% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UTHealth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

About 86% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#11

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

With a ranking of #11, Texas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 17% are male.

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The University of Texas Medical Branch came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.

About 88% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 12% are male.

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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

About 79% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#14

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, TX

MSU Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. MSU Texas is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Wichita Falls.

About 80% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Health Professions students in the state of Texas that almost earned our Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas award.

Rank College Location
15 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX
16 The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
17 University of Houston Houston, TX
18 Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX
19 Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 24,705
New Mexico 3,731
Oklahoma 6,642

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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