Medical Science at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Every medical science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical science program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston stacks up to those at other schools.

UTHealth is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 5,608.

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

UTHealth Medical Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Medical Science

UTHealth Medical Science Rankings

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There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in medical science, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Medical Science Student Demographics at UTHealth

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical science majors at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

UTHealth Medical Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of medical science master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in medical science each year. UTHealth does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

In the medical science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston with a master's in medical science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Medical Science

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Scientist	11

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Dental Support Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences

Careers That Medical Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical science 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 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Medical Scientists	5,240	$72,260
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Epidemiologists	690	$71,320

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 Zereshk under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.