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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

56 Colleges
$9,248 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,351 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services 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 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 56 schools in the Southwest Region to see which 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 Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the health science programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Schools

$2,984 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Clovis Community College to be the best value school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Clovis, Clovis Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clovis Community College are $2,984 a year.

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$4,010 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Alvin Community College 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 Alvin, Alvin is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alvin are $4,010 per year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Alvin Community College Report

$5,460 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Houston Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Houston Community College are $5,460 per year.

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$5,040 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Southwest Region list. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at San Jacinto Community College Report

#5

Temple College

Temple, TX
$6,432 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Temple College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Southwest Region list. Temple College is a small public school located in the city of Temple.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Temple College are $6,432 a year.

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#6

Midland College

Midland, TX
$5,880 Average Tuition & Fees

Midland College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Midland College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Midland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Midland College are $5,880 per year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Midland College Report

$5,104 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Collin County Community College District did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences and services students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Collin County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $5,104 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX
$4,440 Average Tuition & Fees

Tyler Junior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #8 on the list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the 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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#9

Angelina College

Lufkin, TX
$5,880 Average Tuition & Fees

Angelina College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. AC is a small public school located in the town of Lufkin.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at AC are $5,880 a year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Angelina College Report

$6,240 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Cochise County Community College District did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences and services students. Located in the city of Sierra Vista, Cochise College is a public college with a small student population.

Cochise College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,240 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Cochise County Community College District Report

Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

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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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

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