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2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley the most popular school in the Southwest Region for health sciences and services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 158 students majoring in health science at UT Rio Grande Valley, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Full Health Sciences & Services at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of North Texas Health Science Center 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 city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in health science at UNT Health Science Center, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at University of North Texas Health Science Center

Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Sam Houston State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Tyler. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Health Sciences & Services at The University of Texas at Tyler Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health sciences and services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Southwestern College

Santa Fe, NM

Southwestern College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health sciences and services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Santa Fe, SWC Santa Fe is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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 7 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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