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2023 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

34 Colleges
$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in Texas. In fact, 13,925 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in Texas to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for health professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Our analysis found Texas Christian University to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Texas. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baylor College of Medicine. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Medical Branch is a great place for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 34 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Health Professions at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Report

#6

Parker University

Dallas, TX

With a ranking of #6, Parker University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Dallas, Parker University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, TX

With a ranking of #7, Texas Wesleyan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UT Southwestern is a small public school located in the large city of Dallas.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 8,330
Oklahoma 1,490
New Mexico 848

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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