Allied Health Professions at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

If you are interested in studying allied health professions, you may want to check out the program at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MD Anderson is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 358. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received their master's degree in allied health.

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

MD Anderson Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Allied Health

MD Anderson Allied Health Professions Rankings

Allied Health Student Demographics at MD Anderson

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

MD Anderson Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a master’s in allied health from MD Anderson in 2021, 31% were men and 69% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in allied health each year. MD Anderson does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the allied health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health 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 MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	19,450	$36,620
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Respiratory Therapists	11,250	$59,930
Surgical Technologists	10,340	$49,410
Health Technologists and Technicians	10,080	$43,990

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 Zereshk under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.