2023 Best Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also there are many trade schools and bpptcamp that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas
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Our analysis found Texas Christian University to be the best school for healthcare students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Texas.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at TCU. In fact, around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Wesleyan University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Texas Wesleyan does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 59% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in Texas.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Austin. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Texas A&M College Station does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 23% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UH. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 77% took at least some of their classes online.
Abilene Christian University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Abilene Christian. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of the Incarnate Word ranked #7 on this year’s Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
UIW does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UT Arlington does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #9 on this year’s Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UT Dallas does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 83% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Baylor University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Baylor. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 77% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UNT. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 50% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #12 on this year’s Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Texas A&M Corpus Christi. During the 2019-2020 year, about 86% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
St. Mary’s University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
One thing to take note of is that St. Mary’s does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #14, Hardin - Simmons University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Hardin - Simmons does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 40% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
UTEP does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Texas Woman’s University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
Online graduate courses are available at TWU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 88% took at least some of their classes online.
Lamar University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
Lamar University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 95% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #18 on this year’s Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Online graduate courses are available at UT Rio Grande Valley, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 92% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list.
UMHB does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 11% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #20, Angelo State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
Angelo State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Prairie View A & M University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at PVAMU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 86% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Texas Southern University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
Online graduate courses are available at TSU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 66% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #23, Texas State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Texas State. In 2019-2020 about 76% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #24 on this year’s Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UTSA. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 89% took at least some of their classes online.
The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
Online graduate courses are available at UT Tyler, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 90% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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