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

33 Colleges
$33,161 Avg Salary
$14,056 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular 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 33 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Sciences & Services program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Central New Mexico Community College the most popular school in the Southwest Region for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. CNM is a large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

About 80% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 20% are male.

On average, health science graduates from CNM take out $12,487 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 117 students majoring in health science at Houston Community College, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of the Incarnate Word is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. UIW is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

Of the 102 students majoring in health science at UIW, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Health Science majors at UIW take out an average of $19,041 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at San Jacinto Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences and services schools in the Southwest Region . San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.

Women make up 94% of the health science majors at the school.

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#5

Paris Junior College

Paris, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Paris Junior College is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Paris, Paris Junior College is a public school with a small student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 13% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, health science majors at Paris Junior College accumulate an average of around $11,271 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #6, Carl Albert State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Carl Albert State College is a small public school located in the town of Poteau.

About 86% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 14% are male.

The average amount in student loans that health science majors at Carl Albert State College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,114.

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#7

Cameron University

Lawton, OK

With a ranking of #7, Cameron University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Cameron University is a small public school located in the small city of Lawton.

Women make up 88% of the health science majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, health science graduates from Cameron University carry an average student debt load of $21,570.

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Alvin Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Alvin, Alvin is a public school with a small student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 6% are male.

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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Carrington College, Phoenix North did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health sciences and services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Carrington College, Phoenix is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

About 90% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 10% are male.

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With a ranking of #10, Brookline College - Phoenix did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Brookline College - Phoenix is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Women make up 98% of the health science majors at the school.

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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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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