2023 Best Value Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Medicine School for You
With 28,629 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, medicine is the #7 most popular major in the United States.
With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Medicine 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 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for medicine students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Medicine Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio the best value school in the Southwest Region for medicine students. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the large city of San Antonio.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Health San Antonio are $21,694 per year.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Dallas, UT Southwestern is a public school with a small student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a great value for medicine students. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TTUHSC are $22,230 a year.
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The excellent programs at The University of Texas Medical Branch helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Southwest Region . UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.
UTMB Galveston undergraduate students pay an average of $23,692 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor College of Medicine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Austin are $40,996 a year.
UT Austin also made our Best Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #5.
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With a ranking of #7, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for medicine students. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNM are $25,243 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best value schools for medicine students. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $38,855 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #4.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.
UT Rio Grande Valley undergraduate students pay an average of $19,333 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center did quite well on this year’s best value schools for medicine students. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UOHSC are $24,769 per year.
Request InformationBest Medicine Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,974 |
| Arizona | 473 |
| Oklahoma | 269 |
| New Mexico | 229 |
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Majors Related to Medicine
Medicine is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Medicine Focus Areas
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 20,665 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Medicine
| 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 12 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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