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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

Our analysis found Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in Texas. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 470 students majoring in health professions at TTUHSC, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Texas. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 50 students majoring in health professions at UT Arlington, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abilene Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Abilene Christian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Abilene.

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Out of the 11 online programs at schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the # 4 spot on the list. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Of the 152 students majoring in health professions at TWU, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#5

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

About 66% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 34% are male.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Texas. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a large public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 36% are male.

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University of St. Thomas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of Houston, UST is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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West Coast University - Dallas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Dallas, West Coast University - Dallas is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Houston Baptist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. HBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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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 11 schools only.

  • 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).

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