Health Professions at University of Houston - Clear Lake

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at University of Houston - Clear Lake. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 9,053. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 159 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.

UH Clear Lake Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

UH Clear Lake Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at UH Clear Lake

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at University of Houston - Clear Lake.

UH Clear Lake Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. UH Clear Lake does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 65% 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 University of Houston - Clear Lake with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	35
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	48
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Medical Administrative Services	116
Mental & Social Health Services	42
Public Health	1

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 University of Houston - Clear Lake.

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 WhisperToMe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.