2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Most Popular Online 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 Most Popular Online 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. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health science majors pursuing an online .
Top 10 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of the Incarnate Word the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for health sciences and services students. UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.
After completing their degree, health science graduates from UIW carry an average student debtload of $25,334.
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The excellent online programs at Arizona State University - Skysong 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 city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.
After completing their degree, health science graduates from ASU - Skysong carry an average student debtload of $26,000. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $318.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carrington College, Phoenix North landed the # 3 spot on the list. Carrington College, Phoenix is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
After completing their degree, health science graduates from Carrington College, Phoenix carry an average student debtload of $17,957.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brookline College - Phoenix landed the # 4 spot on the list. Brookline College - Phoenix is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Okmulgee, OSU Institute of Technology is a public college with a small student population.
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Temple College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health sciences and services programs. Temple College is a small public school located in the small city of Temple.
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With a ranking of #7, Grand Canyon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health sciences and services students. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.
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With a ranking of #8, Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health sciences and services students. SWOSU is a small public school located in the town of Weatherford.
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Parker University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Dallas, Parker University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Angelina College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health sciences and services students. AC is a small public school located in the remote town of Lufkin.
Request InformationMost Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online health sciences and services colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 2,485 |
Arizona | 232 |
Oklahoma | 257 |
New Mexico | 468 |
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Health Sciences & Services Related Majors
Health Sciences & Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Health Science Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 29,840 |
General Health & Wellness | 6,105 |
Majors Similar to Health Science
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 12 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.