2023 Best Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Medical Science Master's Degree School for You
Medical Science is the #25 most popular major in the country with 909 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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 Best Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for medical science majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Medical Science
Our 2023 rankings named Baylor College of Medicine the best school in the Southwest Region for medical science students working on their master’s degree. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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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 #3 on our 2023 Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public college with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Medical Branch. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the fringe town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public school with a small student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center is a great place for medical science students working on their master’s degree. UOHSC is a small public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for medical science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UT Southwestern is a small public school located in the city of Dallas.
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University of Arizona landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree medical science programs. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 48 |
Arizona | 8 |
Oklahoma | 6 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Medical Science
Medical Science is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Medical Science Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Medical Scientist | 853 |
Clinical and Translational Science | 52 |
Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain | 4 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Medical 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 7 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.