by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston was awarded 389 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
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UTHealth was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
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At UTHealth, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 5 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is 59%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 687 undergraduates at UTHealth with 579 being full-time and 108 being part-time.
The student loan default rate at UTHealth is 0.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for UTHealth are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 7000 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030 |
| Phone: | 713-500-4472 |
| Website: | www.uth.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/MyUTHealth |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/UTHealth |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 426 | $69,110 |
| Dental Support Services | 41 | $63,237 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 0 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 0 | NA |
| General Biology | 0 | NA |
| Genetics | 0 | NA |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 0 | NA |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 0 | NA |
| Pharmacology & Toxicology | 0 | NA |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 0 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 345 students took at least one online class at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. This is an increase from the 291 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 345 | 113 |
| 2019-2020 | 291 | 103 |
| 2018-2019 | 672 | 148 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,331 | 83 |
| 2016-2017 | 133 | 133 |
Learn more about online learning at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Footnotes
*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.
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