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2023 Most Popular Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medical Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical science majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston to be the most popular school for medical science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, UTHealth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in medical science at UTHealth, 55% are male and 45% are female.

Read full report on Medical Science at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for medical science students working on their master’s degree. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Women make up 71% of the medical science majors at the school.

Full Medical Science at University of Arizona Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medical science schools in the Southwest Region . UOHSC is a small public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

About 83% of the students majoring in medical science at the school are women while 17% are male.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Baylor College of Medicine is a great place 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.

Women make up 75% of the medical science majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medical science schools in the Southwest Region . UT Southwestern is a small public school located in the large city of Dallas.

About 50% of the students majoring in medical science at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Medical Science at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

The University of Texas Medical Branch did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for medical science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public school with a small student population.

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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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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