by our College Data Analytics TeamHealth Professions is a program of study at The University of Texas Medical Branch. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in health professions, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UTMB Galveston paid an average of $705 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $267 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,552 | $15,397 |
| Fees | $2,103 | $2,103 |
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the health professions doctor’s degree program at UTMB Galveston. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UTMB Galveston Online Learning page.
About 54.5% of the students who received their Doctorate in health professions in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 60.6%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in health professions at UTMB Galveston in 2019-2020, 52.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 73 |
| Black or African American | 21 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 134 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 16 |
Health Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 6 |
| Medicine | 215 |
| Public Health | 1 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 68 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 1 |
*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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