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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

25 Colleges
$21,237 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$95,097 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 82,308 allied health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for allied health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Health San Antonio are $13,448 per year.

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#2

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means MSU Texas is a great value for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Wichita Falls, MSU Texas is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Texas are $8,056 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Southwest Region . UT Southwestern is a small public school located in the city of Dallas.

UT Southwestern graduate students pay an average of $17,845 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, OK

The excellent master’s degree programs at Oklahoma City University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, OCU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OCU are $13,410 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, OCU is ranked #3 for overall quality for allied health in the Southwest Region .

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Out of the 25 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TTUHSC are $19,056 per year.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 per year.

UT Rio Grande Valley also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTMB Galveston are $21,997 per year.

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Baylor College of Medicine landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree allied health professions programs. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Baylor College of Medicine are $29,896 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of North Texas Health Science Center did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT Health Science Center are $30,961 a year.

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Hardin - Simmons University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Abilene, Hardin - Simmons is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Hardin - Simmons are $14,870 a year.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 3,806
Arizona 1,032
Oklahoma 442
New Mexico 295

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Allied Health Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 26,641
Physician Assistant 11,351
Radiologic Technology 9,790
Surgical Technology 7,583
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,845
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 5,396
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,850
Athletic Training 3,767
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 1,911
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,405
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 619
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 568
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 525
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 379
Polysomnography 302
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 138
Mammography Technician/Technology 69
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 51
Cardiopulmonary Technology 40
Hearing Instrument Specialist 32
Gene/Genetic Therapy 31
Orthopedic Technology 15

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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