Academics at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

With 10 students for every instructional faculty member, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston ranks among the best colleges for instructional attention when compared with the national average of 15 to 1. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston employs 97% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Most Popular Majors

Students at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston can choose from 17 majors with reported graduates spanning 3 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston are summarised below:

The most popular majors at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, measured by graduates, are listed below.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors report.

Additional Questions to Ask

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston:

• Need flexibility? Check whether The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 48 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students. Explore graduation rates.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

Dig Deeper into Academics on The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Each page below covers one part of academic life at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in more detail:

• Majors & Degree Programs at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty Composition at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation and Retention at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Distance Learning at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation Detail at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston — the schools accreditation and what it means