The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Public · TX

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School data & stats

TypePublic

LocationTX · South

SettingUrban

Undergrads334

Student:faculty9:1

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Community

Racial diversity80.5%

Gender diversity78.4%

International3.9%

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Overview

MD Anderson's School of Health Professions offers upper-division bachelor's degree-completion programs inside one of the world's leading cancer treatment and research centers, in the Texas Medical Center in Houston. It is not a traditional four-year campus — students complete general education and prerequisite coursework elsewhere first, then transfer in for the clinical major itself.

Academics

Programs concentrate in specialized clinical fields tied directly to cancer care and diagnosis, such as diagnostic imaging, medical laboratory science, and radiation therapy. Because the school operates inside an active clinical and research institution, students train alongside working clinicians and researchers rather than in a simulated academic lab setting.

Getting in

Admission is a transfer process built around completed prerequisite coursework and readiness for a specific clinical major, rather than a conventional freshman application — applicants are typically already set on one of the school's narrow professional tracks.

Worth knowing

This is a destination for students who already know they want a specific clinical specialty and have completed lower-division coursework elsewhere; it is not an option for a student looking for a traditional first-year college experience.

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Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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