Health Professions at University of Houston

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 University of Houston stacks up to those at other schools.

UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 77 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 Health Professions Degrees Available

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

UH Health Professions Rankings

There were 255 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #109 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	30
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	158
Optometry	105
Communication Sciences	38
Nursing	19
Allied Health Professions	11
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	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.

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 RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.