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Career OutcomesAzimuth ranks The University of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston #447 for overall value on Azimuth's composite among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $93,089, placing The University of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston in the 93.5 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks The University of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston #157 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The University of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston's graduate earnings place it among the strongest-performing health-focused public institutions in the Azimuth coverage set, reflecting a program portfolio built around fields with consistent and substantial labor-market demand. The return on investment ranking confirms that the cost of attendance translates into durable earnings outcomes for graduates entering health and clinical careers.
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is a specialized health sciences institution with a focused mission and corresponding student debt profile. Median federal student loan debt at graduation is $13,396. Families using Parent PLUS borrow a median of $19,051; private or institutional loans may add further borrowing that falls outside these federal-only figures — see the Parent PLUS risk framework for how household context shapes PLUS decisions. For graduates at the institution's median four-year earnings of $93,089, median federal debt of $13,396 projects to a monthly payment of about $151 under standard ten-year repayment. In a downside earnings scenario anchored on lower-earning program clusters within the health sciences, four-year earnings of $84,562 would yield tighter monthly cash flow — a pattern worth exploring at the program level and through personalized financial modeling. For an upside scenario reflecting higher-earning health specialties, four-year earnings reach $91,723, which substantially improves debt serviceability. For personalized projections across earnings scenarios — including Parent PLUS planning — use Azimuth's Financial GPS tool.
The University of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston is a strong fit for students whose academic interests center on health professions, clinical sciences, and allied health fields — the dominant program family at this public university in Galveston, TX. Graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $93,089, placing The University of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston in the 93.5 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions — a strong earnings signal for students entering health-oriented careers that typically require specialized credentials. The institution enrolls a meaningful share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students — 33.6% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants and 37.7% are first-generation — and The University of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston sits in the 98.5 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions on a historical 10-year Scorecard measure, suggesting that access and outcomes are reasonably aligned for cost-sensitive families pursuing health careers. Fit depends on two realistic filters: the program portfolio is heavily concentrated in Health, so students whose interests lie outside clinical and health sciences will find limited breadth here, and median student debt of $13,396 reflects the cost structure typical of health-focused institutions — families should weigh that figure carefully against expected earnings trajectories in their chosen field.
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Azimuth ranks The University of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston #447 for overall value on Azimuth's composite among nonprofit four-year institutions. A public university located in Galveston, TX, University of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston enrolls 545 undergraduates and concentrates its academic mission in Health fields — a focus that shapes both who attends and what graduates earn. Where The University of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston performs strongest is return on investment. Azimuth ranks The University of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston #157 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn median four-year earnings of $93,089, a figure that reflects the institution's deep concentration in health professions, where early-career pay tends to run well above the cross-institutional median of $52,536 among nonprofit four-year institutions. Access and mobility sit lower in the composite. The University of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston serves 33.6% Pell-eligible undergraduates and 37.7% first-generation students — figures that reflect the institution's specialized health-sciences mission and the narrower pipeline it draws from relative to broad-access public universities. Azimuth ranks The University of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston in the 13.1 percentile for access and the 73.9 percentile for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions, patterns consistent with a specialized professional institution whose strong earnings outcomes are concentrated in a comparatively small graduate cohort.
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The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is a specialized health sciences institution with a focused mission and corresponding student debt profile. Median federal student loan debt at graduation is $13,396.
Families using Parent PLUS borrow a median of $19,051; private or institutional loans may add further borrowing that falls outside these federal-only figures — see the [Parent PLUS risk framework](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) for how household context shapes PLUS decisions. For graduates at the institution's median four-year earnings of $93,089, median federal debt of $13,396 projects to a monthly payment of about $151 under standard ten-year repayment.
In a downside earnings scenario anchored on lower-earning program clusters within the health sciences, four-year earnings of $84,562 would yield tighter monthly cash flow — a pattern worth exploring at the program level and through personalized financial modeling. For an upside scenario reflecting higher-earning health specialties, four-year earnings reach $91,723, which substantially improves debt serviceability.
For personalized projections across earnings scenarios — including Parent PLUS planning — use [Azimuth's Financial GPS tool](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/).
The concentration of degree output in high-demand clinical fields helps explain why institution-level median earnings sit well above the peer median, even though the program portfolio is narrow relative to a comprehensive public university.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
378 graduates
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
21 graduates
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
32 graduates
The University of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston concentrates its degree output almost entirely in health and clinical sciences — a focused portfolio shaped by the institution's identity as a health-focused public university. Health programs define the institution's academic signature, with 3 programs serving roughly 431 students annually across 3 ranked fields.
The largest programs by graduate volume are Nursing, Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions, and Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, each feeding directly into high-demand clinical and healthcare labor markets where graduate earnings tend to be strong and hiring is consistent. The highest aggregate return program at The University of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston is Nursing, which combines meaningful cohort scale with strong four-year earnings — making it the single largest contributor to the institution's overall earnings profile.
Among the highest-earning programs, Azimuth ranks Nursing #27 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with graduates earning median earnings of $91,723. Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions and Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions also deliver strong four-year outcomes, with graduates earning median earnings of $80,720 and $74,831 respectively, as ranked by Azimuth among nonprofit four-year institutions for median earnings four years after enrollment.
The program mix at The University of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston reflects a deliberate concentration rather than breadth — students here are choosing a health-sciences pathway, not a general undergraduate experience. Several programs, including Nursing and Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions, are high-mobility direct-to-workforce pathways where four-year earnings closely reflect labor-market outcomes in nursing, allied health, and clinical practice.
Others, such as Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, may include a share of graduates who continue to graduate or professional study, where four-year earnings undercount longer-term trajectory. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how health-sciences program families align with national labor-market demand.
