2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Doctor'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Health Sciences & Services
Our analysis found The University of Texas at El Paso to be the most popular school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 4 students majoring in health science at UTEP, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their doctor’s degree. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.
Of the 3 students majoring in health science at UNT, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center 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 . UOHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public college with a small student population.
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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 4 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.
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