Health Communication at University of Houston

If you plan to study health communication, take a look at what University of Houston has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UH is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 46,324. Of the 2,466 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Houston in 2019, 6 of them were health communication majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Communication section at the bottom of this page.

UH Health Communication Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Communication
• Master’s Degree in Health Communication

UH Health Communication Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health communication progam at UH compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health communication major at UH is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Communication. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Health Communication Master’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused Health Communication Master’s Degree Schools	11
Most Popular Health Communication Master’s Degree Schools	11
Most Popular Health Communication Schools	13
Most Focused Health Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Health Communication Schools	15
Most Focused Health Communication Schools	26

In 2019, 3 students received their master’s degree in health communication from UH. This makes it the #11 most popular school for health communication master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Communication Student Demographics at UH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health communication majors at University of Houston.

UH Health Communication Bachelor’s Program

The health communication program at UH awarded 6 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 52% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health communication bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Houston with a bachelor's in health communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UH Health Communication Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Health Communication from UH in 2018-2019, 33% were men and 67% were women.

In the health communication master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 69% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Houston with a master's in health communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UH also has a doctoral program available in health communication. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Advertising
• Public Relations

Careers That Health Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in health communication can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for University of Houston.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Public Relations Specialists	28,360	$60,600
Community Health Workers	2,820	$41,640
Communications Professors	2,460	$68,900

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.