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

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 42 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the health professions doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Texas.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center the most popular school in Texas for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college 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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Out of the 42 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public college with a small student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 44% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Houston, UTHealth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 39% are male.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Of the 377 students majoring in health professions at Texas A&M College Station, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Medical Branch. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 56% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

Women make up 63% of the health professions majors at the school.

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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UT Southwestern is a small public school located in the large city of Dallas.

Women make up 48% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#8

Parker University

Dallas, TX

Parker University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Dallas, Parker University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 41% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Parker University Report

The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 232 students majoring in health professions at UT Austin, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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With a ranking of #10, Baylor College of Medicine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

About 52% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 48% are male.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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.

  • 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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