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2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree School for You

With 35,945 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health sciences and services is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for health science majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Health Sciences & Services

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Texas Health Science Center the best school in the Southwest Region for health sciences and services 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.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Tyler. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Sam Houston State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences and services schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,485
Arizona 232
Oklahoma 257
New Mexico 468

Health Sciences & Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Health Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 29,840
General Health & Wellness 6,105

Majors Similar to Health Science

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
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

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