2023 Most Popular 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 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.
2023 Most Popular Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical science majors pursuing a master's degree.
Most Popular Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Medical Science
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 city of Houston, UTHealth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 11 students majoring in medical science at UTHealth, 55% are male and 45% are female.
Request Information
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medical science schools in the Southwest Region . University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.
Women make up 71% of the medical science majors at the school.
Request Information
Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center landed the # 3 spot on the list. UOHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.
About 83% of the students majoring in medical science at the school are women while 17% are male.
Request Information
The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medical science schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public school with a small student population.
Full Medical Science at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Report
Request Information
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Baylor College of Medicine helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medical science schools in the Southwest Region . 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.
Request Information
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is a great place for medical science students working on their master’s degree. UT Southwestern is a small public school located in the city of Dallas.
About 50% of the students majoring in medical science at the school are women while 50% are male.
Full Medical Science at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Report
Request Information
The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public school with a small student population.
Full Medical Science at The University of Texas Medical Branch Report
Request InformationBest 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 |
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 |
---|---|
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 |
---|---|
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.