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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$24,792 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$112,309 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Medical Science Master'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 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's 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 master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Health San Antonio are $13,448 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Baylor College of Medicine is a great value 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 large city of Houston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Baylor College of Medicine are $29,896 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas Medical Branch helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value medical science schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the fringe town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTMB Galveston are $21,997 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Southwestern is a small public school located in the city of Dallas.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Southwestern are $17,845 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UOHSC is a small public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

UOHSC graduate students pay an average of $22,154 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for medical science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTHealth are $34,558 per year.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree medical science programs. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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

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Best Medical Science Colleges by State

Explore the best medical science schools 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 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).

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