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2023 Best Value Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$27,451 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Medical Science 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 Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for medical science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Medical Science

$21,694 Average Tuition & Fees

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. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public college with a small student population.

UT Health San Antonio undergraduate students pay an average of $21,694 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is a great value for medical science students. UT Southwestern is a small public school located in the large city of Dallas.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Baylor College of Medicine is a great value for medical science students. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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$23,692 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Medical Branch landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UTMB Galveston are $23,692 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $40,996 per year.

UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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$24,769 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for medical science students. It came in at #6 on the list. UOHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UOHSC are $24,769 a year.

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$37,872 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for medical science students. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

UTHealth undergraduate students pay an average of $37,872 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

With a ranking of #8, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s best value schools for medical science students. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

University of Arizona undergraduate students pay an average of $35,153 in tuition and fees each year.

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$21,528 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best value schools for medical science students. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.

UTSA undergraduate students pay an average of $21,528 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Medical Science Colleges by State

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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 9 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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