The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Houston conferred 553 master's degrees and 459 bachelor's degrees in health professions and related programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in registered nursing/registered nurse. Data shows the school gave out 425 bachelor's degrees in registered nursing/registered nurse, followed by 221 doctor's degrees in medicine and 212 master's degrees in family practice nurse/nursing.
The university enrolled 5,335 students for 2017-18, including 717 in undergraduate programs and 4,618 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2017-18
| Program | Bachelor's degrees awarded | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 425 | - | - | 425 | |
| Medicine | - | 221 | - | 221 | |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | - | 212 | - | 212 | |
| Public Health, General | - | 115 | - | 115 | |
| Dentistry | - | 88 | - | 88 | |
| Medical Informatics | - | 63 | - | 63 | |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | - | 48 | - | 48 | |
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | 34 | - | 4 | 38 | |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | - | 30 | - | 30 | |
| Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling | - | 26 | - | 26 | |
| Environmental Health | - | 25 | - | 25 | |
| Nursing Practice | - | 18 | - | 18 | |
| Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics | - | 7 | 8 | 15 | |
| Orthodontics/Orthodontology | - | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| Nurse Anesthetist | - | 14 | - | 14 | |
| Nursing Science | - | 9 | - | 9 | |
| Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology | - | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Medical Scientist | - | 8 | - | 8 | |
| Genetic Counseling/Counselor | - | 8 | - | 8 | |
| Endodontics/Endodontology | - | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Nursing Administration | - | 7 | - | 7 | |
| Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery | - | - | 6 | 6 | |
| Periodontics/Periodontology | - | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Nursing Education | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 459 | 921 | 36 | 1,416 | 85.4 |
| Epidemiology | - | 116 | - | 116 | |
| Biostatistics | - | 30 | - | 30 | |
| Oncology and Cancer Biology | - | 16 | - | 16 | |
| Developmental Biology and Embryology | - | 12 | - | 12 | |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | - | 8 | - | 8 | |
| Neuroscience | - | 7 | - | 7 | |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology | - | 6 | - | 6 | |
| Immunology | - | 5 | - | 5 | |
| Molecular Genetics | - | 5 | - | 5 | |
| Biochemistry | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Human/Medical Genetics | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Molecular Pharmacology | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Genetics, General | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Physiology, General | - | - | - | - | |
| Molecular Biology | - | - | - | - | |
| Microbiology, General | - | - | - | - | |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | - | - | - | - | |
| Computational Biology | - | - | - | - | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | - | 213 | - | 213 | 12.8 |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | - | 14 | - | 14 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | - | 14 | - | 14 | 0.8 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | - | 10 | - | 10 | |
| Engineering total | - | 10 | - | 10 | 0.6 |
| Behavioral Sciences | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | - | 3 | - | 3 | 0.2 |
| Environmental Science | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | - | 3 | - | 3 | 0.2 |
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