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

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$70,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 72 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Arlington to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

Read full report on Health Professions at The University of Texas at Arlington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 20% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, UTHealth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 574 students majoring in health professions at UTHealth, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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

Out of the 72 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 large public school located in the city of Denton.

About 93% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 7% are male.

Read full report on Health Professions at Texas Woman’s University

The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Texas. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 25% are male.

Read full report on Health Professions at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 388 students majoring in health professions at UTMB Galveston, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 73% of the health professions majors at the school.

Read full report on Health Professions at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

#8

Baylor University

Waco, TX

With a ranking of #8, Baylor University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.

Read full report on Health Professions at Baylor University

#9

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

With a ranking of #9, Lamar University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 87% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Lamar University Report

The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 234 students majoring in health professions at UTEP, 16% are male and 84% are female.

Full Health Professions at The University of Texas at El Paso Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Texas award.

Rank College Location
11 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX
12 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
12 University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth, TX
14 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX

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

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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