Allied Health Professions at Texas Southern University

Every allied health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the allied health program at Texas Southern University stacks up to those at other schools.

TSU is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 7,015 students attend the school each year. Of the 129 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Texas Southern University in 2021, 8 of them were allied health professions majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Allied Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

TSU Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

TSU Allied Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks allied health programs across the country. The following shows how TSU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The allied health major at TSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Allied Health Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	249
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	264
	342
Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	349
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	381
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools	1,253
	1,306
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools	1,345
Best Allied Health Professions Schools	1,400
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Schools	1,400

How Much Do Allied Health Graduates from TSU Make?

The median salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor's degree at TSU is $42,210. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $51,384 for all allied health students.

Allied Health Student Demographics at TSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at Texas Southern University.

TSU Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of allied health bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical allied health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at TSU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 54% more racial-ethnic minorities in its allied health bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Southern University with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

TSU also has a doctoral program available in allied health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

Allied Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas Southern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Respiratory Care Therapy	8

Related Majors

• Public Health
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health Sciences & Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Texas Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	19,450	$36,620
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Respiratory Therapists	11,250	$59,930
Surgical Technologists	10,340	$49,410
Health Technologists and Technicians	10,080	$43,990

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By WhisperToMe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.