by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Respiratory Care Therapy. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Allied Health Professions is a major offered under the health professions program of study at The University of Texas Medical Branch. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in allied health, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for allied health majors, UTMB Galveston came in at #15. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for UTMB Galveston.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UTMB Galveston was $680 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $226 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,090 | $20,710 |
| Fees | $1,972 | $1,972 |
Learn more about UTMB Galveston tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UTMB Galveston in Allied Health walked away with an average of $27,750 in student debt. That is 13% higher than the national average of $24,540.
The median early career salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UTMB Galveston is $57,318 per year. That is 13% higher than the national average of $50,698.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the allied health bachelor’s degree program at UTMB Galveston. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UTMB Galveston Online Learning page.
Women made up around 69.6% of the allied health students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 72.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 65.2% of the allied health bachelor’s degrees at UTMB Galveston in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Allied Health Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Respiratory Care Therapy | 23 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health professions.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 41 |
| Nursing | 363 |
*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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