Health Professions at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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 Texas Southwestern Medical Center stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Southwestern is located in Dallas, Texas and approximately 2,299 students attend the school each year.

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.

UT Southwestern Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

UT Southwestern Health Professions Rankings

There were 248 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #115 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UT Southwestern

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

UT Southwestern Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UT Southwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	41
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	210
Allied Health Professions	60
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	60
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	20
Medical Science	18

Related Majors

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 Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

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 Ansem27 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.