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Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UTHealth is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 5,608. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 248 students received their master's degree in nursing.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

UTHealth Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

UTHealth Nursing Rankings

There were 49 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at UTHealth

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

UTHealth Nursing Master’s Program

85% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UTHealth does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 47
Black or African American 43
Hispanic or Latino 45
White 94
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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 Health Science Center at Houston.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Registered Nurses 210,350 $72,890
Medical and Health Services Managers 30,010 $105,450
Nurse Practitioners 12,020 $111,060
Nurse Anesthetists 6,140 $158,510
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,900 $71,780

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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