by our College Data Analytics TeamHealth Professions is a program of study at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in health professions, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for health professions majors, UTHealth came in at #29. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Texas.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UTHealth paid an average of $782 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $197 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,274 | $32,844 |
| Fees | $3,651 | $3,651 |
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Online degrees for the UTHealth health professions bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UTHealth Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in health professions in 2019-2020, 86.8% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 84.4%.
Around 61.7% of health professions bachelor’s degree recipients at UTHealth in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 89 |
| Black or African American | 61 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 137 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 175 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 19 |
Health Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Support Services | 40 |
| Nursing | 451 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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