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2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Southwest Region

86 Colleges
$30,351 Avg Salary
$23,540 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services 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 Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 86 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for health science majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Tulsa Technology Center the most popular school in the Southwest Region for health sciences and services students. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Central New Mexico Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in the Southwest Region . CNM is a large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

Health Science majors at CNM take out an average of $8,017 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for health sciences and services students. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

While working on their degree, health science majors at Texas A&M College Station accumulate an average of around $18,524 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $314.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The excellent programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in the Southwest Region . UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

The average amount in student loans that health science majors at UH take out is $24,250. 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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Out of the 86 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.

Health Science majors at UT Rio Grande Valley take out an average of $18,917 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richardson.

The average amount in student loans that health science majors at UT Dallas take out is $15,000.

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University of the Incarnate Word landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health sciences and services programs. UIW is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

After completing their degree, health science graduates from UIW carry an average student debt load of $25,334.

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With a ranking of #8, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students. TWU is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

On average, health science graduates from TWU take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Houston Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

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West Texas A&M University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Health Science majors at West Texas A&M University take out an average of $24,625 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #11, Clovis Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students. Located in the remote town of Clovis, Clovis Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health sciences and services programs. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, health science majors at UTSA accumulate an average of around $25,222 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $129, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#12

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX

Sam Houston State University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, health science graduates from SHSU take out $24,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
14 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
15 Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX
15 Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX
17 Texas State University San Marcos, TX

Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences and services schools 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 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.

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