Allied Health Professions at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

If you plan to study allied health professions, take a look at what Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

TTUHSC is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 5,274.

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.

TTUHSC Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Allied Health

TTUHSC Allied Health Professions Rankings

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Allied Health Student Demographics at TTUHSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

TTUHSC Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 77 students who earned a master's degree in Allied Health Professions from TTUHSC in 2020-2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from TTUHSC, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the allied health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center with a master's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	44
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

The following allied health concentations are available at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physician Assistant	57
Athletic Training	20

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Public Health
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

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 Tech University Health Sciences Center.

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 Krista Mericle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.