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The University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston, Texas

Overview of The University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston

UTHSC Houston is located in Houston, Texas (a large city). The school is a public institution. The highest degree level offered by UTHSC Houston is the Doctoral degree.

Areas of Study

The school is known for its programs in medicine, science, nursing and emergency medicine, and medical adminstration.

UTHSC Houston Selectivity

UTHSC Houston does not offer open admission.

Faculty

The school maintains a faculty/student ratio (full-time) which is better than most colleges. UTHSC Houston has a tenure system for senior faculty. The full-time faculty at the school is well-paid, which often goes with faculty quality.

Student Body

UTHSC Houston had 3,662 enrolled students in 2005.

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting UTHSC Houston

The University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston
7000 Fannin, Suite 1700
Houston, TX 77030
General Phone: (713) 500-3333
Admissions Phone: (713) 500-3361
Financial Aid Phone: (713) 500-3860
http://www.uth.tmc.edu/

UTHSC Houston Programs and Degrees (2005)

UTHSC Houston awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Medicine401medicine, public health, dentistry, advanced general dentistry, prosthodontics, orthodontology, pediatric dentristry, neuroscience, ...
Nursing And Emergency Medicine283registered nursing, nurse practitioner, nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, nursing science, various nursing, nursing administration
Science125epidemiology, oncology, biostatistics, developmental biology and embryology, immunology, biophysics, molecular biology, biochemistry, ...
Medical Adminstration66public health education, medical informatics, health care administration, occupational health
Medical Support And Technology37dental hygienist
Therapy And Counseling23community health services, behavioral sciences, genetic counseling
Conservation And Resource Management6environmental science
Family And Social Work3public policy analysis

Number of programs and degrees for UTHSC Houston in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Master's degree35543
First-professional degree2522
Bachelor's degree1772
Doctor's degree10136
First-professional certificate448
Award of at least 2 but less than 4 academic years151

UTHSC Houston Student Body

In 2005, UTHSC Houston had a total enrollment of 3,662 students (3,041 full-time equivalent).

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Undergraduate11%
Graduate57%
First Professional32%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White55%
Black6%
Hispanic12%
Asian14%
American Indian0%
Other Races2%
(Foreign Students)11%

Students by Age (2004):

AgePercent
18-190%
20-211%
22-2421%
25-2936%
30-3417%
35-399%
40-4910%
50-644%
65+0%

UTHSC Houston Room and Board (2005)

The school does not offer campus housing.

(Please refer to our profile of Houston, Texas for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other Texas Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

UTHSC Houston Faculty

UTHSC Houston has a tenure system for faculty.

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professorcalendar year42$130,01623$112,067
Associate professorcalendar year51$90,40047$81,434
Assistant professorcalendar year49$78,82566$71,247
Instructorcalendar year3$58,3975$52,024
No academic rankcalendar year5$63,24413$63,083
All faculty totalcalendar year150$96,166154$79,139

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

UTHSC Houston Degree Programs (2005)

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Environmental Science

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
Public Policy Analysis

MEDICAL ADMINSTRATION
Health/Health Care Administration/Management
Medical Informatics
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

MEDICINE
Advanced General Dentistry (Cert, MS, PhD)
Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)
Dental Materials (MS, PhD)
Dental Public Health and Education (Cert, MS/MPH, PhD/DPH)
Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
Endodontics/Endodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)
Medicine (MD)
Neuroscience
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery (Cert, MS, PhD)
Orthodontics/Orthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics (Cert, MS, PhD)
Periodontics/Periodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Anesthetist
Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
Nursing, Other
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

SCIENCE
Animal Genetics
Biochemistry
Biometry/Biometrics
Biophysics
Biostatistics
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
Developmental Biology and Embryology
Ecology
Epidemiology
Human/Medical Genetics
Immunology
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
Microbiology, General
Molecular Biology
Molecular Genetics
Molecular Pharmacology
Molecular Toxicology
Oncology and Cancer Biology
Pathology/Experimental Pathology
Physiology, General
Radiation Biology/Radiobiology
Virology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING
Behavioral Sciences
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
Genetic Counseling/Counselor

UTHSC Houston Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets UTHSC Houston Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
% of degrees in medical adminstration
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 4%UTHSC Houston % of degrees in medical adminstration
Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
(vs. all colleges)
Top 5%UTHSC Houston Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
% of degrees in nursing and emergency medicine
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 5%UTHSC Houston % of degrees in nursing and emergency medicine
% of degrees in science
(vs. all colleges)
Top 8%UTHSC Houston % of degrees in science
Salaries of full-time faculty
(vs. all colleges)
Top 8%UTHSC Houston Salaries of full-time faculty
% of degrees in medicine
(vs. all colleges)
Top 8%UTHSC Houston % of degrees in medicine
Number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 11%UTHSC Houston Number of degree programs
Number of students
(vs. all colleges)
Top 19%UTHSC Houston Number of students
% students 40 years or older
(colleges not offering open-admission)
Top 20%UTHSC Houston % students 40 years or older
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Offers distance learning
Student employment services
On-campus day care
Offers part-time study
Tenure system for quality teaching
Has hospital on campus

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