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2023 Best Health Professions Schools in Texas

49 Colleges
$44,225 Avg Salary
$18,402 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions 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 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 49 schools in Texas to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Health Professions Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Health Professions Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Baylor College of Medicine the best school in Texas for health professions students. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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#2

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Health Professions Schools in Texas list. TCU is a 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 The University of Texas Medical Branch. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health Professions Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Texas. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas Wesleyan University is a great place for health professions students. 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 #6, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Parker University

Dallas, TX

Parker University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Dallas, Parker University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. UT Southwestern is a small public school located in the city of Dallas.

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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. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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University of North Texas Health Science Center came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public school with a small student population.

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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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