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Health Professions at The University of Texas Medical Branch

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

UTMB Galveston is located in Galveston, Texas and has a total student population of 3,458. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 388 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.

UTMB Galveston Health Professions Degrees Available

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

UTMB Galveston Health Professions Rankings

There were 337 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #79 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UTMB Galveston

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

UTMB Galveston Health Professions Master’s Program

86% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 79
Black or African American 29
Hispanic or Latino 60
White 194
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 22

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas Medical Branch. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine 240
Nursing 212
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 118
Allied Health Professions 88
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 48
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 19
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 17
Health & Medical Administrative Services 4
Medical Science 2
Public Health 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 Medical Branch.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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