Allied Health Professions at Texas Southern University

Every allied health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the allied health program at Texas Southern University stacks up to those at other schools.

TSU is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 7,015 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Allied Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

TSU Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

TSU Allied Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the allied health progam at TSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The allied health major at TSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Allied Health Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	249
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	264
	342
Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	349
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	381
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools	1,085
	1,157
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	1,166
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	1,230
Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	1,233

How Much Do Allied Health Graduates from TSU Make?

The median salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor's degree at TSU is $42,210. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $51,384 for all allied health students.

Allied Health Student Demographics at TSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at Texas Southern University.

TSU Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in allied health from TSU in 2021, 38% were men and 63% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 52% more racial-ethnic minorities in its allied health bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Southern University with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

TSU also has a doctoral program available in allied health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

The following allied health concentations are available at Texas Southern University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas Southern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Respiratory Care Therapy	8

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Health Sciences & Services

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Texas Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	19,450	$36,620
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Respiratory Therapists	11,250	$59,930
Surgical Technologists	10,340	$49,410
Health Technologists and Technicians	10,080	$43,990

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By WhisperToMe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.