Health Professions at The University of Texas at Austin

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 at Austin stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 162 students received their master's degree in health professions.

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 Austin Health Professions Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Health Professions Rankings

There were 232 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #124 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 162 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from UT Austin in 2021, 23% were men and 77% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UT Austin, 62% 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	101
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at The University of Texas at Austin. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas at Austin. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	145
Nursing	105
Communication Sciences	49
Medicine	47
Health & Medical Administrative Services	42
Public Health	8
Medical Science	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 at Austin.

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.