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2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Southwest Region

12 Colleges
$30,351 Avg Salary
$23,540 Avg Student Debt

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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health science majors pursuing an online .

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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#6

Temple College

Temple, TX

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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#7

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

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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#9

Parker University

Dallas, TX

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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#10

Angelina College

Lufkin, TX

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.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 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.

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