2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Associate 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.
The Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for health science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Alvin Community College the best value school in the Southwest Region for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Alvin, Alvin is a public school with a small student population.
Alvin undergraduate students pay an average of $4,010 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that health science majors at Alvin take out while working on their Associate Degree is $9,330.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Houston Community College are $5,460 per year. The average amount in student loans that health science majors at Houston Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,371.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Houston Community College also did well on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Jacinto Community College is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jacinto College are $5,040 a year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Temple College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences and services schools in the Southwest Region . Temple College is a small public school located in the small city of Temple.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Temple College are $6,432 per year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Tyler Junior College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences and services schools in the Southwest Region . Tyler Junior College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Tyler.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tyler Junior College are $4,440 a year.
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Angelina College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. AC is a small public school located in the remote town of Lufkin.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at AC are $5,880 per year.
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Collin County Community College District ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Collin County Community College District are $5,104 per year.
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Cochise County Community College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences and services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Sierra Vista, Cochise College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cochise College are $6,240 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, Santa Fe Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. SFCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Santa Fe.
SFCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,995 in tuition and fees each year.
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Texarkana College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texarkana College is a small public school located in the small city of Texarkana.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texarkana College are $5,236 per year.
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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 |
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Majors Related to Health Science
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 21 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.
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