Utah·Educational Instruction and Library Occupations·SOC 25-1071

Best Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary programs in Utah, ranked by enrollment

Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary.

28 schools in Utah run programs that feed this job, graduating 6,661 people a year. The job pays a median of $168,060 in Utah across about 3,520 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledProfessorClinical ProfessorAssistant ProfessorAssociate ProfessorTeacherLecturerInstructorFaculty Member
Graduates / yr
6,661
in Utah
Median pay · Utah
$168,060
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
3,520
people employed
Schools
28
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
64%
across those schools
Median net price
$23,154
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Utah that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.09
Allied Health Diagnostic
2,008graduates / yr
12 schools · 12 specializations · 30.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $53,520
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.22
Public Health
991graduates / yr
8 schools · 6 specializations · 15.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $36,762
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.08
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
922graduates / yr
13 schools · 4 specializations · 13.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $29,507
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.10
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
834graduates / yr
7 schools · 4 specializations · 12.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $49,401
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.02
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
525graduates / yr
3 schools · 4 specializations · 7.8% of pipeline
Grad earnings $24,665
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.06
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
482graduates / yr
7 schools · 2 specializations · 7.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $28,924
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.23
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
279graduates / yr
3 schools · 7 specializations · 4.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,966
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.35
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
258graduates / yr
4 schools · 1 specialization · 3.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $20,079
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.15
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
74graduates / yr
3 schools · 1 specialization · 1.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $37,335
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.19
Nutrition Sciences
61graduates / yr
3 schools · 1 specialization · 0.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $30,508
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science And Related Fields
CIP 01.83
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
50graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.8% of pipeline
Grad earnings $33,581
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.04
Dentistry
49graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.20
Pharmacy
46graduates / yr
2 schools · 4 specializations · 0.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings $48,728
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.05
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
35graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $195,650
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.13
Ecology
19graduates / yr
1 schools · 2 specializations · 0.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $29,460
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.11
Gerontology
12graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $37,623
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.11
Biomathematics
7graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $72,338
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.32
Health Professions Education
6graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $99,851
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.04
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
3graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,393

55 programs in Utah that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Utah (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 Utah page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 51.0904In Utah
926
13.9%
12$53,520$20,250
2
CIP 51.1009In Utah
580
8.7%
7$49,401$19,848
3
CIP 51.0801In Utah
457
6.9%
13$29,507$11,000
4
CIP 51.2208In Utah
451
6.8%
4$36,762$25,076
5
CIP 51.2201In Utah
400
6.0%
8$36,762$25,076
6
CIP 51.0805In Utah
393
5.9%
10$29,507$11,000
7
CIP 51.0911In Utah
360
5.4%
4$53,520$20,250
8
CIP 51.0602In Utah
262
3.9%
7$28,924$10,782
9
CIP 51.3501In Utah
258
3.9%
4$20,079$8,792
10
CIP 51.0201In Utah
239
3.6%
1$24,665$22,500
11
CIP 51.1005In Utah
237
3.6%
4$49,401$19,848
12
CIP 51.0601In Utah
220
3.3%
4$28,924$10,782
13
CIP 51.0912In Utah
163
2.4%
4$53,520$20,250
14
CIP 51.2308In Utah
163
2.4%
3$35,966$26,323
15
CIP 51.0909In Utah
151
2.3%
7$53,520$20,250
16
CIP 51.0203In Utah
149
2.2%
3$24,665$22,500
17
CIP 51.0999In Utah
131
2.0%
2$53,520$20,250
18
CIP 51.0204In Utah
122
1.8%
2$24,665$22,500
19
CIP 51.0908In Utah
92
1.4%
3$53,520$20,250
20
CIP 51.2207In Utah
87
1.3%
2$36,762$25,076
21
CIP 51.0913In Utah
74
1.1%
7$53,520$20,250
22
CIP 51.1501In Utah
74
1.1%
3$37,335$22,861
23
CIP 51.0803In Utah
68
1.0%
2$29,507$11,000
24
CIP 30.1901In Utah
61
0.9%
3$30,508$24,586
25
CIP 01.8301In Utah
50
0.8%
1$33,581$14,171
26
CIP 51.0401In Utah
49
0.7%
1
27
CIP 51.0910In Utah
48
0.7%
1$53,520$20,250
28
CIP 51.2306In Utah
45
0.7%
2$35,966$26,323
29
CIP 51.0502In Utah
35
0.5%
1$195,650
30
CIP 51.2001In Utah
35
0.5%
2$48,728$23,761
31
CIP 51.0907In Utah
31
0.5%
1$53,520$20,250
32
CIP 51.2310In Utah
27
0.4%
1$35,966$26,323
33
CIP 51.2212In Utah
26
0.4%
2$36,762$25,076
34
CIP 51.0905In Utah
24
0.4%
1$53,520$20,250
35
CIP 51.2309In Utah
22
0.3%
1$35,966$26,323
36
CIP 51.2206In Utah
17
0.3%
1$36,762$25,076
37
CIP 51.0202In Utah
15
0.2%
2$24,665$22,500
38
CIP 51.1012In Utah
14
0.2%
1$49,401$19,848
39
CIP 51.2305In Utah
14
0.2%
1$35,966$26,323
40
Gerontologymain feeder
CIP 30.1101In Utah
12
0.2%
2$37,623$25,986
41
CIP 26.1309In Utah
10
0.2%
1$29,460$23,480
42
CIP 51.2202In Utah
10
0.2%
2$36,762$25,076
43
CIP 26.1311In Utah
9
0.1%
1$29,460$23,480
44
CIP 26.1102In Utah
7
0.1%
2$72,338$18,500
45
CIP 51.0906In Utah
6
0.1%
1$53,520$20,250
46
CIP 51.2004In Utah
6
0.1%
1$48,728$23,761
47
CIP 51.3202In Utah
6
0.1%
1$99,851$21,475
48
CIP 51.2399In Utah
5
0.1%
1$35,966$26,323
49
CIP 51.0802In Utah
4
0.1%
2$29,507$11,000
50
CIP 51.2003In Utah
4
0.1%
1$48,728$23,761
51
CIP 26.0403In Utah
3
0.0%
1$35,393$19,961
52
CIP 51.1099In Utah
3
0.0%
1$49,401$19,848
53
CIP 51.2302In Utah
3
0.0%
1$35,966$26,323
54
CIP 51.0901In Utah
2
0.0%
1$53,520$20,250
55
CIP 51.2007In Utah
1
0.0%
1$48,728$23,761

Top 25 schools in Utah

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 11 of the 28 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Mountainland Technical College
Lehi, UT Public · 8 feeder programs
892Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)84%
2Weber State University
Ogden, UT Public · 15 feeder programs
769Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer$67,33346%
3University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT Public · 29 feeder programs
607Physician Associate/Assistant65%86%
4Davis Technical College
Kaysville, UT Public · 6 feeder programs
474Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist57%
5Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
456Community Health and Preventive Medicine46%$11,580
6Brigham Young University
Provo, UT Private not-for-profit · 10 feeder programs
397Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist$21,22081%$13,71268%
7Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
Provo, UT Private for-profit · 6 feeder programs
380Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other
8Utah State University
Logan, UT Public · 10 feeder programs
365Communication Sciences and Disorders, General$30,23959%92%
9Utah Valley University
Orem, UT Public · 8 feeder programs
351Public Health, General$38,10245%
10Bridgerland Technical College
Logan, UT Public · 7 feeder programs
294Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)75%
11Dixie Technical College
Saint George, UT Public · 4 feeder programs
220Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)77%
12Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT Public · 10 feeder programs
211Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling29%
13Ogden - Weber Technical College
Ogden, UT Public · 4 feeder programs
187Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist53%
14Healing Mountain Massage School
Salt Lake City, UT Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
185Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage$22,17692%$23,966
15Southwest Technical College
Cedar City, UT Public · 5 feeder programs
183Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)95%
16Utah Tech University
Saint George, UT Public · 10 feeder programs
144Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist38%
17Tooele Technical College
Tooele, UT Public · 3 feeder programs
101Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)81%
18Snow College
Ephraim, UT Public · 6 feeder programs
79Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)46%
19Fortis College - Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, UT Private for-profit · 2 feeder programs
73Dental Hygiene/Hygienist$48,87060%$27,487
20Careers Unlimited
Orem, UT Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
59Dental Hygiene/Hygienist$52,423
21Zion Massage College
St. George, UT Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
54Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage91%$19,942
22Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Draper, UT Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
47Occupational Therapist Assistant$36,77754%$30,92262%
23Ensign College
Salt Lake City, UT Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
41Medical/Clinical Assistant43%$11,149
24Uintah Basin Technical College
Roosevelt, UT Public · 3 feeder programs
38Pharmacy Technician/Assistant86%
25Eagle Gate College - Murray
Murray, UT Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
20Medical/Clinical Assistant$32,15048%$28,705

All 28 schools in Utah

Every school in Utah 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.

All schools in Utah that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Mountainland Technical CollegeLehiPublic8928
Weber State UniversityOgdenPublic76915
University of UtahSalt Lake CityPublic60729
Davis Technical CollegeKaysvillePublic4746
Western Governors UniversitySalt Lake CityPrivate not-for-profit4562
Brigham Young UniversityProvoPrivate not-for-profit39710
Rocky Mountain University of Health ProfessionsProvoPrivate for-profit3806
Utah State UniversityLoganPublic36510
Utah Valley UniversityOremPublic3518
Bridgerland Technical CollegeLoganPublic2947
Dixie Technical CollegeSaint GeorgePublic2204
Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake CityPublic21110
Ogden - Weber Technical CollegeOgdenPublic1874
Healing Mountain Massage SchoolSalt Lake CityPrivate for-profit1851
Southwest Technical CollegeCedar CityPublic1835

What health specialties teachers, postsecondary earn in Utah

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Utah
$168,060
Mean annual
$174,050
Jobs in state
3,520
What the range looks like
10th pct$53,400Median$168,06090th pct$331,930
Versus the national median
+56.6%

U.S. median $107,310. Utah pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
1.43×

Concentrated here: Utah employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.

Metro areas in Utah

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
$168,060median
2,790 jobs
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT
$129,560median
350 jobs
Ogden, UT
$77,270median
110 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+17.3%
Much faster than average
Openings per year
27,400
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
50,100
289,600 → 339,700
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree

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

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The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Utah

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 Utah.

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 Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic), which awarded 926 degrees in Utah in 2024-25, 13.9% 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 55 programs to this occupation. The largest are Allied Health Diagnostic, Public Health, Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions, plus 15 more. Together they graduate about 6,661 people a year in Utah.

How much do health specialties teachers, postsecondary earn in Utah?+

The median is $168,060 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 56.6% 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 Utah?+

28 institutions in Utah reported graduates from at least one of the 55 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.

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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 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected 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 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, 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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