2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the health science basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Tulsa Technology Center the most popular school in the Southwest Region for health sciences and services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public school with a small student population.
About 88% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 12% are male.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Clovis Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences and services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Clovis, Clovis Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 103 students majoring in health science at Clovis Community College, 12% are male and 88% are female.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Midland College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences and services schools in the Southwest Region . Midland College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Midland.
Of the 70 students majoring in health science at Midland College, 11% are male and 89% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Collin County Community College District is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 70% of the health science majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central Technology Center is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their basic certificate. Central Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Drumright.
Of the 44 students majoring in health science at Central Tech, 2% are male and 98% are female.
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Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center is a small public school located in the rural area of Choctaw.
About 65% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 35% are male.
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Coconino Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Flagstaff, Coconino Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Of the 25 students majoring in health science at Coconino Community College, 8% are male and 92% are female.
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With a ranking of #8, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Pima Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 6 students majoring in health science at Pima County Community College District, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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Scottsdale Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Scottsdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Scottsdale.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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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 16 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.