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2023 Best Value Medical Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$26,137 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Medical Science Doctor'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.

The Best Value Medical Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for medical science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Medical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for medical science majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Medical Science

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio the best value school in the Southwest Region for medical science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Health San Antonio are $13,448 per year.

Full Medical Science at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Medical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.

UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Medical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Medical Science at The University of Texas at Austin Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor College of Medicine landed the # 3 spot on the list. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Baylor College of Medicine graduate students pay an average of $29,896 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Medical Science at Baylor College of Medicine Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Medical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTSA are $27,560 a year.

Full Medical Science at The University of Texas at San Antonio Report

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great value for medical science students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

University of Arizona graduate students pay an average of $33,644 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Medical Science at University of Arizona

Best Medical Science Colleges by State

Explore the best medical science colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 48
Arizona 8
Oklahoma 6

Medical Science is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Medical Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Medical Scientist 853
Clinical and Translational Science 52
Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain 4

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 5 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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