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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston was established in 1972. It was founded by the UT System Board of Regents and supported by the Texas Legislature in the world renowned Texas Medical Center. The campus consists of more than 40 academic buildings. The university offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. It is organized into the following academic divisions:
- Dental Branch
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
- Medical School
- School of Health Information Sciences
- School of Nursing
- School of Public Health
Students at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston participate in several recreational sports that are organized on campus.
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Campus Location7000 Fannin, Suite 1200
Houston, TX 77030
USA
Main Tel: (713) 500-4472
Web Site The campus is in a large city. |
HighlightsWhere the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in science, medical adminstration, nursing and emergency medicine, and medicine.
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
- High faculty salary.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Large number of students.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- On-campus hospital
- Distance learning available
- Part-time classes available
Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Master | 319 | 46 | | First-professional degree | 246 | 2 | | Bachelor | 236 | 2 | | Doctorale | 119 | 36 | | First-professional certificate | 27 | 9 | | 2-4 year degree | 14 | 1 |
StudentsStudent enrollment was 3,774 in 2007-2008 (2,277 full-time equivalent). Undergrads are 13% of enrolled students, graduate students are 60%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 27%.
Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)Financial Aid: UTHSC Houston participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
Housing and MealsOn-campus housing is not available.
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses) CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3 awarded) FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (5 awarded) MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (61 awarded) - Health/Health Care Administration/Management
- Medical Informatics
- Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
- Public Health Education and Promotion
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (49 awarded) MEDICINE (341 awarded) - Advanced General Dentistry (Cert, MS, PhD)
- Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
- 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 (312 awarded) - Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
- Nurse Anesthetist
- Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
- Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
- Nursing
- Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
SCIENCE (164 awarded) - Animal Genetics
- Biochemistry
- Biomedical Sciences
- Biometry/Biometrics
- Biophysics
- Biostatistics
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
- Developmental Biology and Embryology
- Ecology
- Epidemiology
- Human/Medical Genetics
- Immunology
- Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology
- Molecular Genetics
- Molecular Pharmacology
- Molecular Toxicology
- Oncology and Cancer Biology
- Pathology/Experimental Pathology
- Physiology
- Radiation Biology/Radiobiology
- Reproductive Biology
- Virology
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (26 awarded) - Behavioral Sciences
- Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
- Genetic Counseling/Counselor
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