2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, health sciences and services students earned 2,485 degrees and certificates from a Texas school, making the subject the 4th in the state.
It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Texas 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.
2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Houston Community College the most popular school in Texas for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 87% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 13% are male.
After completing their Associate Degree, health science graduates from Houston Community College carry an average student debt load of $13,371.
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A rank of #2 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 medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.
About 50% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 50% are male.
On average, health science graduates from UIW take out $19,041 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Out of the 19 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.
Of the 86 students majoring in health science at San Jacinto College, 6% are male and 94% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paris Junior College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the remote town of Paris, Paris Junior College is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 87% of the health science majors at the school.
Health Science majors at Paris Junior College take out an average of $11,271 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Out of the 19 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Alvin Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Alvin, Alvin is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 94% of the health science majors at the school.
After completing their Associate Degree, health science graduates from Alvin carry an average student debt load of $9,330.
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Temple College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Temple College is a small public school located in the small city of Temple.
Women make up 95% of the health science majors at the school.
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Tyler Junior College 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 #7 on the list. Tyler Junior College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Tyler.
Women make up 88% of the health science majors at the school.
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Collin County Community College District came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 82% of the health science majors at the school.
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Texarkana College 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. Texarkana College is a small public school located in the small city of Texarkana.
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Austin Community College District came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 232 |
Oklahoma | 257 |
New Mexico | 468 |
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
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 19 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.