2023 Best Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also there are many trade schools and bpptcamp 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 Best Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 73 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Texas Wesleyan University to be the best school for healthcare students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Texas Wesleyan does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 59% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Trinity University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Trinity U. In fact, around 25% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oklahoma City University is a great place for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at OCU. In fact, around 12% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ottawa University - Phoenix. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Since the graduate programs at Ottawa University - Phoenix are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in the Southwest Region .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UT Austin does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Texas A&M College Station. In fact, around 23% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, Baylor University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Baylor does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 77% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Texas Christian University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.
TCU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Abilene Christian University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.
Abilene Christian does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M International University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Texas A&M International University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 76% took at least some of their classes online.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that UT Rio Grande Valley does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 92% took at least some of their classes online.
Lubbock Christian University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at LCU. In 2019-2020 about 46% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Texas A & M University - Central Texas came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Texas A & M University - Central Texas. In fact, around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Houston landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.
One thing to take note of is that UH does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 77% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at SMU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 40% took at least some of their classes online.
Aspen University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
Since the graduate programs at Aspen University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since ASU - Tempe does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 42% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #18, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Texas A&M Kingsville does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 63% took at least some of their classes online.
Northeastern State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at NSU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 76% took at least some of their classes online.
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UT Arlington. During the 2019-2020 year, about 65% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #21 on this year’s Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Dallas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 83% took at least some of their classes online.
MSU Texas landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.
Online graduate courses are available at MSU Texas, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 79% took at least some of their classes online.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at OSU. In 2019-2020 about 60% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, ASU - Skysong is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
University of Tulsa landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.
University of Tulsa does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 10% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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