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Health Sciences & Services at University of Houston

82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study health sciences and services, take a look at what University of Houston has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UH is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 47,090.

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

UH Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

UH Health Sciences & Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health science programs across the country. The following shows how UH performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health science major at UH is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Sciences & Services. 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 Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	15
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	27
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	97
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	106
Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	156
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	164
	183
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools	291
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	313
	372

Earnings of UH Health Science Graduates

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH is $30,274. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,369 for all health science students.

Health Science Student Demographics at UH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health science majors at University of Houston.

UH Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

79% Women

82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 222 health science majors earned their bachelor's degree from UH. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women. The typical health science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UH since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health science bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	67
Black or African American	45
Hispanic or Latino	63
White	30
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

If you plan to be a health science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Houston. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health & Wellness	222

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science 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 University of Houston.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Community Health Workers	2,820	$41,640

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
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