The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) is a four-year, public school located in Galveston, TX.

It offers 49 graduate programs - 21 Master's, 19 Doctorate, 1 Post-bachelor's, and 8 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $12,759 for in-state and $25,530 for out-of-state students.

A total of 2,696 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,241 students at UTMB. UTMB offers online graduate programs and 656 out of 2,696 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

UTMB have a medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at The University of Texas Medical Branch. In addition, you can find UTMB's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $12,759 for Texas residents and $25,530 for out-of-state students. It offers forty-nine (49) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
TypeFour-year, Public
Address301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX
Graduate School Students2,756 students
656 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025)In-State$12,759
Out-of-State$25,530
Student to Faculty10:1 (10.00%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 49 Graduate Programs
21 Master's, 19 Doctorate, 9 Post graduate certificates

2025 Graduate Program Tuition at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Texas residents, the tuition & fees are $12,759 and $25,530 for non-Texas residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $392 for Texas residents and $868 for out-of-state students.

2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$8,964$21,735
Fees$3,795$3,795
Cost per Credit$392$868

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 49 major areas - 21 Master's (7 online programs), 19 Doctorate (3 online programs), 1 Post-Bachelor's, 8 Post-Master's (2 online programs). 255 students have been conferred Master's degree and 463 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total255463346
Men31179222
Women224284124

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Microbiology and Immunology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pathology/Experimental Pathology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Aerospace Physiology and Medicine5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmacology and Toxicology3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biostatistics3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Epidemiology NOT OFFER
NeuroscienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management5ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physician Assistant81 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Blood Bank Technology SpecialistONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4ONLINE
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/TechnologistONLINE NOT OFFER
MedicineNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Scientist NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical and Translational Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Occupational Therapy/Therapist NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing EducationONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3
Medical/Health HumanitiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2
Nursing Administration3ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/NursingONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical Nurse Leader1ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

UTMB graduate schools have a total of 2,756 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 890 male and 1,866 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 1,849 full-time and 907 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 656 students enrolled through online exclusively.

By race/ethnicity 957 White, 255 Black, and 664 Asian students are attending at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

2 grad students are younger than 22 and 306 students are older than 65. It has 1,767 students aged between 22 and 30 and 621 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total2,756
Men890
Women1,866
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total2,756
Full-time Students1,849
Part-time Students907
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total2,756
American Indian /
Native American
7
Asian664
Black255
Hispanic532
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
4
White957
Two or more races127
Un-Known156
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total2,756
21 & Under2
22-24402
25-291,365
30-34412
35-39209
40 & Over306

Online Population

At The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston graduate schools, 656 students enrolled online exclusively and 0 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,696
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses656
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses0
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,040
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses656
Texas Resident598
Other State In U.S.56
Outside of U.S.2