Allied Health Professions at The University of Texas Medical Branch

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

UTMB Galveston is located in Galveston, Texas and has a total student population of 3,458. In 2021, 21 allied health majors received their bachelor's degree from UTMB Galveston.

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.

UTMB Galveston Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health
• Master’s Degree in Allied Health

UTMB Galveston Allied Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks allied health programs across the country. The following shows how UTMB Galveston 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 UTMB Galveston 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 Popular Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	19
Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
	89
	109
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools	175
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools	498

In 2021, 88 students received their master’s degree in allied health from UTMB Galveston. This makes it the #19 most popular school for allied health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UTMB Galveston Allied Health Graduates

The median salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor's degree at UTMB Galveston is $57,548. This is 12% higher than $51,384, which is the national average for all allied health bachelor's degree recipients.

Allied Health Student Demographics at UTMB Galveston

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

UTMB Galveston Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a bachelor's degree in allied health from UTMB Galveston. About 62% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men. The typical allied health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UTMB Galveston since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 The University of Texas Medical Branch with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UTMB Galveston Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 88 students who earned a master's degree in Allied Health Professions from UTMB Galveston in 2020-2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

In the allied health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UTMB Galveston 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 The University of Texas Medical Branch. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physician Assistant	88
Respiratory Care Therapy	21

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

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 The University of Texas Medical Branch.

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 Nsaum75 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.