2025 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Texas

If you pursue a master's degree in allied health professions, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #18 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 10 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of allied health professions. Combined, these schools handed out 683 master's degrees in allied health professions to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Allied Health Professions School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of allied health professions for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality allied health program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on allied health professions students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of allied health professions students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt allied health professions students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized allied health professions related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for allied health professions students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Allied Health Professions Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Allied Health Professions in Texas

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in allied health professions.

10 Top Texas Schools for a Master's in Allied Health

1

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX

76 Annual Graduates

$106,348 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio if you want to pursue a master's degree in allied health professions. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public university with a small student population.

Allied Health Professions master's degree recipients from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio get an earnings boost of around $21,157 above the average income of allied health professions majors.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

2

The University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX

90 Annual Graduates

$112,893 Median Starting Salary

The University of Texas Medical Branch is a great decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in allied health professions. Located in the city of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public university with a small student population.

Allied Health Professions master's degree recipients from The University of Texas Medical Branch receive an earnings boost of around $27,702 above the average earnings of allied health professions majors.

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3

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX

67 Annual Graduates

$101,336 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in allied health professions has to check out Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. TTUHSC is a small public university located in the city of Lubbock.

Allied Health Professions master's degree recipients from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center receive an earnings boost of approximately $16,145 above the typical income of allied health professions majors.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

4

Baylor University
Waco, TX

11 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in allied health professions needs to check out Baylor University. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Baylor University

5

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX

116 Annual Graduates

$116,929 Median Starting Salary

UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Edinburg.

Those allied health professions students who get their master's degree from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley make $31,738 more than the standard allied health graduate.

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6

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

14 Annual Graduates

$41,578 Median Starting Salary

Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the midsize city of College Station.

Master's students who receive their degree from the allied health program make an average of $41,578 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Texas A&M University - College Station

7

University of Mary Hardin - Baylor
Belton, TX

UMHB is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized suburb of Belton.More information about a master’s in allied health professions from University of Mary Hardin - Baylor

8

The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX

15 Annual Graduates

$49,473 Median Starting Salary

UT Arlington is a very large public university located in the city of Arlington.

After graduating, allied health master's recipients usually make about $49,473 at the beginning of their careers.

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9

University of Houston
Houston, TX

9 Annual Graduates

$58,469 Median Starting Salary

UH is a very large public university located in the city of Houston.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the allied health program make about $58,469 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from University of Houston

10

Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX

13 Annual Graduates

$56,785 Median Starting Salary

Located in the remote town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the allied health program state that they receive average early career wages of $56,785.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Tarleton State University

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	180	189
Oklahoma	153	124
New Mexico	114	17

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Allied Health Professions Related Rankings by Major

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Allied Health Professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Physician Assistant	490
Athletic Training	131
Respiratory Care Therapy	46
Radiologic Technology	16

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	2,815
Health & Medical Administrative Services	1,041
Communication Sciences	974
Mental & Social Health Services	884
Public Health	764
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	467
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	334
Health Sciences & Services	232
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	97
Medical Illustration & Informatics	88

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.