2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's 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.
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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
Of the 326 students majoring in health science at Texas A&M College Station, 9% are male and 91% are female.
Health Science majors at Texas A&M College Station take out an average of $17,656 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $314.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.
Women make up 79% of the health science majors at the school.
The average amount in student loans that health science majors at UH take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,028. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $311.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Dallas is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.
Of the 180 students majoring in health science at UT Dallas, 28% are male and 72% are female.
Health Science majors at UT Dallas take out an average of $17,320 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Out of the 30 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the # 4 spot on the list. TWU is a large public school located in the city of Denton.
About 96% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 4% are male.
Health Science majors at TWU take out an average of $29,862 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 112 students majoring in health science at West Texas A&M University, 14% are male and 86% are female.
On average, health science graduates from West Texas A&M University take out $25,413 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 84% of the health science majors at the school.
The average amount in student loans that health science majors at UTSA take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,323. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $129, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Sam Houston State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health sciences and services programs. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 93 students majoring in health science at SHSU, 15% are male and 85% are female.
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Prairie View A & M University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Prairie View, PVAMU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 89% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 11% are male.
This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $107, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health sciences and services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a large public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.
Of the 84 students majoring in health science at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, 25% are male and 75% are female.
Health Science majors at Texas A&M Corpus Christi take out an average of $24,805 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $261, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Texas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health sciences and services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.
About 82% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 18% are male.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 2,485 |
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 |
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 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.