Best Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary programs in Texas, ranked by enrollment
Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary.
173 schools in Texas run programs that feed this job, graduating 30,390 people a year. The job pays a median of $108,150 in Texas across about 18,960 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Texas that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
84 programs in Texas that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Texas (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Texas page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 51.0801In Texas → | 6,542 | 21.5% | 68 | $29,507 | $11,000 |
| 2 | CIP 51.0904In Texas → | 2,733 | 9.0% | 51 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 3 | CIP 51.0911In Texas → | 2,197 | 7.2% | 50 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 4 | CIP 51.2201In Texas → | 1,599 | 5.3% | 30 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 5 | CIP 51.0601In Texas → | 1,377 | 4.5% | 33 | $28,924 | $10,782 |
| 6 | CIP 51.0201In Texas → | 1,237 | 4.1% | 18 | $24,665 | $22,500 |
| 7 | CIP 51.0805In Texas → | 939 | 3.1% | 38 | $29,507 | $11,000 |
| 8 | CIP 01.8301In Texas → | 824 | 2.7% | 16 | $33,581 | $14,171 |
| 9 | CIP 51.0909In Texas → | 815 | 2.7% | 38 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 10 | CIP 51.2308In Texas → | 748 | 2.5% | 14 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 11 | CIP 51.0602In Texas → | 738 | 2.4% | 27 | $28,924 | $10,782 |
| 12 | CIP 51.2001In Texas → | 706 | 2.3% | 9 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 13 | CIP 51.0910In Texas → | 683 | 2.2% | 37 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 14 | CIP 51.0908In Texas → | 629 | 2.1% | 31 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 15 | CIP 51.0912In Texas → | 608 | 2.0% | 12 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 16 | CIP 30.1901In Texas → | 600 | 2.0% | 10 | $30,508 | $24,586 |
| 17 | CIP 51.1501In Texas → | 524 | 1.7% | 26 | $37,335 | $22,861 |
| 18 | CIP 51.2306In Texas → | 512 | 1.7% | 10 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 19 | CIP 51.0101In Texas → | 484 | 1.6% | 2 | — | — |
| 20 | CIP 51.0203In Texas → | 454 | 1.5% | 9 | $24,665 | $22,500 |
| 21 | CIP 51.1009In Texas → | 441 | 1.5% | 17 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 22 | CIP 51.1004In Texas → | 368 | 1.2% | 20 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 23 | CIP 51.0401In Texas → | 353 | 1.2% | 4 | — | — |
| 24 | CIP 51.1005In Texas → | 348 | 1.1% | 17 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 25 | CIP 51.0802In Texas → | 346 | 1.1% | 2 | $29,507 | $11,000 |
| 26 | CIP 51.0803In Texas → | 323 | 1.1% | 17 | $29,507 | $11,000 |
| 27 | CIP 51.3501In Texas → | 309 | 1.0% | 13 | $20,079 | $8,792 |
| 28 | CIP 51.2314In Texas → | 240 | 0.8% | 7 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 29 | CIP 01.8001In Texas → | 223 | 0.7% | 2 | — | — |
| 30 | CIP 26.1309In Texas → | 217 | 0.7% | 5 | $29,460 | $23,480 |
| 31 | CIP 51.1012In Texas → | 203 | 0.7% | 6 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 32 | CIP 51.2212In Texas → | 203 | 0.7% | 4 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 33 | CIP 51.0913In Texas → | 196 | 0.6% | 23 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 34 | CIP 51.0204In Texas → | 165 | 0.5% | 4 | $24,665 | $22,500 |
| 35 | CIP 51.2207In Texas → | 157 | 0.5% | 7 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 36 | CIP 51.0907In Texas → | 149 | 0.5% | 6 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 37 | CIP 51.0901In Texas → | 138 | 0.5% | 6 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 38 | CIP 51.2310In Texas → | 94 | 0.3% | 5 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 39 | CIP 26.0403In Texas → | 76 | 0.3% | 1 | $35,393 | $19,961 |
| 40 | CIP 51.0202In Texas → | 65 | 0.2% | 6 | $24,665 | $22,500 |
| 41 | CIP 51.0905In Texas → | 55 | 0.2% | 5 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 42 | CIP 51.2010In Texas → | 54 | 0.2% | 7 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 43 | CIP 51.2202In Texas → | 45 | 0.1% | 5 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 44 | CIP 51.2208In Texas → | 45 | 0.1% | 3 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 45 | CIP 26.1102In Texas → | 41 | 0.1% | 5 | $72,338 | $18,500 |
| 46 | CIP 51.0903In Texas → | 40 | 0.1% | 4 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 47 | CIP 51.0917In Texas → | 40 | 0.1% | 1 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 48 | CIP 51.2307In Texas → | 39 | 0.1% | 2 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 49 | CIP 51.0509In Texas → | 36 | 0.1% | 3 | $195,650 | — |
| 50 | CIP 51.1010In Texas → | 32 | 0.1% | 1 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 51 | CIP 51.2305In Texas → | 30 | 0.1% | 4 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 52 | CIP 51.1008In Texas → | 29 | 0.1% | 3 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 53 | CIP 51.0508In Texas → | 25 | 0.1% | 3 | $195,650 | — |
| 54 | CIP 01.8110In Texas → | 24 | 0.1% | 2 | $30,855 | $21,335 |
| 55 | CIP 51.0501In Texas → | 24 | 0.1% | 2 | $195,650 | — |
| 56 | CIP 51.0502In Texas → | 20 | 0.1% | 2 | $195,650 | — |
| 57 | CIP 51.2206In Texas → | 19 | 0.1% | 2 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 58 | CIP 51.0920In Texas → | 17 | 0.1% | 1 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 59 | CIP 51.0506In Texas → | 16 | 0.1% | 3 | $195,650 | — |
| 60 | CIP 51.0511In Texas → | 16 | 0.1% | 3 | $195,650 | — |
| 61 | CIP 51.2205In Texas → | 15 | 0.0% | 1 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 62 | CIP 51.0507In Texas → | 13 | 0.0% | 3 | $195,650 | — |
| 63 | CIP 51.0510In Texas → | 13 | 0.0% | 3 | $195,650 | — |
| 64 | CIP 51.1007In Texas → | 12 | 0.0% | 1 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 65 | CIP 26.1004In Texas → | 11 | 0.0% | 2 | $39,202 | $18,000 |
| 66 | Gerontologymain feeder CIP 30.1101In Texas → | 10 | 0.0% | 3 | $37,623 | $25,986 |
| 67 | CIP 26.1006In Texas → | 10 | 0.0% | 1 | $39,202 | $18,000 |
| 68 | CIP 13.1327In Texas → | 9 | 0.0% | 1 | $43,033 | $26,044 |
| 69 | CIP 26.0404In Texas → | 9 | 0.0% | 1 | $35,393 | $19,961 |
| 70 | CIP 51.1001In Texas → | 9 | 0.0% | 1 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 71 | CIP 51.2209In Texas → | 8 | 0.0% | 1 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 72 | CIP 51.2300In Texas → | 8 | 0.0% | 1 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 73 | CIP 26.1007In Texas → | 7 | 0.0% | 1 | $39,202 | $18,000 |
| 74 | CIP 51.1006In Texas → | 7 | 0.0% | 1 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 75 | CIP 51.2008In Texas → | 7 | 0.0% | 1 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 76 | CIP 51.2309In Texas → | 7 | 0.0% | 1 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 77 | CIP 51.1002In Texas → | 5 | 0.0% | 1 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 78 | CIP 01.8101In Texas → | 4 | 0.0% | 1 | $30,855 | $21,335 |
| 79 | CIP 51.0603In Texas → | 4 | 0.0% | 1 | $28,924 | $10,782 |
| 80 | CIP 26.1002In Texas → | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | $39,202 | $18,000 |
| 81 | CIP 51.2007In Texas → | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 82 | CIP 51.0504In Texas → | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | $195,650 | — |
| 83 | CIP 51.0902In Texas → | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 84 | CIP 51.2003In Texas → | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
Top 25 schools in Texas
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 101 of the 173 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The College of Health Care Professions - Northwest Houston, TX Private for-profit · 8 feeder programs | 1,387 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $26,556 | 47% | $28,425 | — |
| 2 | Dallas College Dallas, TX Public · 12 feeder programs | 1,230 | Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | $83,557 | 32% | — | — |
| 3 | Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX Public · 26 feeder programs | 1,007 | Public Health, General | $39,584 | 84% | — | 57% |
| 4 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Public · 10 feeder programs | 835 | Public Health, General | $35,761 | 89% | — | 27% |
| 5 | Pima Medical Institute - Houston Houston, TX Private for-profit · 10 feeder programs | 734 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $31,915 | 71% | $20,583 | — |
| 6 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, TX Public · 18 feeder programs | 705 | Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | $62,159 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Baylor University Waco, TX Private not-for-profit · 10 feeder programs | 683 | Communication Sciences and Disorders, General | $38,174 | 80% | $35,682 | 51% |
| 8 | Parker University Dallas, TX Private not-for-profit · 7 feeder programs | 608 | Chiropractic | — | 74% | $27,144 | — |
| 9 | The College of Health Care Professions - Austin Austin, TX Private for-profit · 7 feeder programs | 586 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $30,137 | 64% | $27,517 | — |
| 10 | The College of Health Care Professions - Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX Private for-profit · 7 feeder programs | 571 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $26,556 | 70% | $27,961 | — |
| 11 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX Public · 14 feeder programs | 563 | Communication Sciences and Disorders, General | $27,008 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Houston City College Houston, TX Public · 14 feeder programs | 534 | Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer | $64,648 | 17% | — | — |
| 13 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TX Public · 14 feeder programs | 523 | Epidemiology | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX Private for-profit · 8 feeder programs | 511 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $25,032 | 55% | $26,239 | 100% |
| 15 | The College of Health Care Professions - McAllen Campus McAllen, TX Private for-profit · 6 feeder programs | 508 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $26,556 | 77% | $26,617 | — |
| 16 | San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX Public · 11 feeder programs | 494 | Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer | $55,215 | 30% | — | — |
| 17 | Texas Woman's University Denton, TX Public · 9 feeder programs | 487 | Occupational Therapy/Therapist | $38,339 | 49% | — | 96% |
| 18 | Pima Medical Institute - El Paso El Paso, TX Private for-profit · 8 feeder programs | 447 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $31,915 | 57% | $23,813 | — |
| 19 | Concorde Career College - Dallas Dallas, TX Private for-profit · 9 feeder programs | 436 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $30,907 | 60% | $24,493 | 90% |
| 20 | Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX Public · 12 feeder programs | 425 | Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | $56,686 | 27% | — | — |
| 21 | The College of Health Care Professions - Southwest Houston Houston, TX Private for-profit · 6 feeder programs | 421 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $26,556 | 69% | $29,145 | — |
| 22 | Southwest University at El Paso El Paso, TX Private for-profit · 9 feeder programs | 407 | Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant | $24,117 | 59% | $19,240 | — |
| 23 | Concorde Career College - San Antonio San Antonio, TX Private for-profit · 9 feeder programs | 403 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $27,598 | 69% | $28,395 | 95% |
| 24 | Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX Public · 13 feeder programs | 401 | Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | $58,408 | 21% | — | — |
| 25 | College of Health Care Professions Houston, TX Private for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 378 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $26,556 | 75% | $30,518 | — |
All 173 schools in Texas
Every school in Texas with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
What health specialties teachers, postsecondary earn in Texas
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $107,310. Texas pays above the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Texas
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary page.
How to become a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
- Work experience needed
- Less than 5 years
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Texas
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 25 majors mapped to Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary23 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 01.8001Veterinary Medicine
- 01.8101Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General
- 01.8102Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine
- 01.8103Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine
- 01.8104Small/Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine
- 01.8105Veterinary Anatomy(no graduates reported)
- 01.8106Veterinary Infectious Diseases
- 01.8107Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology
- 01.8108Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology
- 01.8109Veterinary Physiology
- 01.8110Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health
- 01.8111Veterinary Toxicology and Pharmacology(no graduates reported)
- 01.8199Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Other
- 01.8301Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant
- 13.1327Health Occupations Teacher Education
- 26.0401Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
- 26.0403Anatomy
- 26.0404Developmental Biology and Embryology
- 26.0503Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
- 26.0913Biomechanics
- 26.0999Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other
- 26.1001Pharmacology
- 26.1002Molecular Pharmacology
- 26.1003Neuropharmacology
- 26.1004Toxicology
Common questions
Answers for people weighing health specialties teachers, postsecondary programs in Texas.
What degree do you need to become a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary?+
Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Medical/Clinical Assistant, which awarded 6,542 degrees in Texas in 2024-25, 21.5% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 84 programs to this occupation. The largest are Allied Health Diagnostic, Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Dental Support Services and Allied Professions, Public Health, plus 19 more. Together they graduate about 30,390 people a year in Texas.
How much do health specialties teachers, postsecondary earn in Texas?+
The median is $108,150 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 0.8% above the U.S. median of $107,310. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for health specialties teachers, postsecondary growing?+
BLS projects a +17.3% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 27,400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Texas?+
173 institutions in Texas reported graduates from at least one of the 84 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do health specialties teachers, postsecondary work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Professor, Clinical Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 25-1071.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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