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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

23 Colleges
$22,765 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,253 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor'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 Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's 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.

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

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

Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 per year. The average amount in student loans that health science majors at ASU - Skysong take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,963. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $318.

ASU - Skysong excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Texas A&M University are $11,208 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, health science majors at West Texas A&M University accumulate an average of around $25,413 in student debt.

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#3

Parker University

Dallas, TX

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Parker University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences and services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Dallas, Parker University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Parker University undergraduate students pay an average of $24,311 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Parker University Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Southwestern Oklahoma State University 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 . SWOSU is a small public school located in the town of Weatherford.

SWOSU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,023 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, health science majors at SWOSU accumulate an average of around $17,906 in student debt.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Southwestern Oklahoma State University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas Woman’s University is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

TWU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,186 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, health science majors at TWU accumulate an average of around $29,862 in student debt.

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#6

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health sciences and services programs. Located in the small city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Angelo State undergraduate students pay an average of $17,978 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, health science graduates from Angelo State carry an average student debtload of $22,898.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Angelo State University Report

#7

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health sciences and services programs. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $21,891 per year. On average, health science graduates from UH take out $25,028 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $311.

Full Health Sciences & Services at University of Houston Report

With a ranking of #8, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFASU are $21,616 per year. Health Science majors at SFASU take out an average of $27,878 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $236, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#9

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lamar University are $18,482 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, health science graduates from Lamar University carry an average student debtload of $35,654.

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#10

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX

Sam Houston State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SHSU are $18,752 per year.

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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences and services colleges 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 23 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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