2023 Most Popular Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Texas
It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 72 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Texas
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Our analysis found The University of Texas at Arlington to be the most popular school for healthcare students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,400 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Arlington. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 65% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. TTUHSC is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 671 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at TTUHSC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 61% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a great place for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a medium-sized public school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 574 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 76% were women.
UTHealth does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 3% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas Woman’s University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Texas. TWU is located in Denton, Texas and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 487 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 93% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since TWU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Texas. UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 407 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Rio Grande Valley. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 92% took at least some of their classes online.
The University of Texas Medical Branch landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree healthcare programs. Located in Galveston, Texas, the small public school handed out 388 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.
UTMB Galveston does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 31% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 242 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
UT Health San Antonio 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 1% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Baylor University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 240 students in 2020-2021.
Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Baylor does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 77% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Lamar University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school situated in Beaumont, Texas. It awarded 221 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 87% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Lamar University. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 234 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 84% were women.
One thing to take note of is that UTEP does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large public school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 177 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UT Dallas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 83% took at least some of their classes online.
University of North Texas Health Science Center ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, the small public school handed out 165 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.
UNT Health Science Center does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 16% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Texas State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This large public school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 165 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Texas State. In fact, around 76% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 162 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 77% of those degree recipients were women.
UT Austin 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 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree healthcare programs. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 159 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
UH Clear Lake 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 #16, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 173 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Texas A&M College Station. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 23% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Abilene Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in Abilene, Texas, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 154 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Abilene Christian, 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, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
West Texas A&M University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in Canyon, Texas, the medium-sized public school handed out 119 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 77% of those degree recipients were women.
West Texas A&M University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Texas Wesleyan University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 118 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 53% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Texas Wesleyan, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 59% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree healthcare programs. Tyler, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 132 students in 2020-2021.
Around 83% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UT Tyler does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 112 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 87% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UTSA does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 89% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #22, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. Located in Denton, Texas, the large public school awarded 110 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 84% were women.
UNT 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 50% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree healthcare programs. UT Southwestern is a small public school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 106 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UT Southwestern. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 49% took at least some of their classes online.
West Coast University - Dallas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. West Coast University - Dallas is a small private for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 102 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 74% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, West Coast University - Dallas is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
With a ranking of #25, Houston Baptist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 94 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 89% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since HBU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 65% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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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