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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

21 Colleges
$9,630 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,161 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree School for You

Health Sciences & Services is the #34 most popular major in the country with 35,945 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for health 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.

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the health science associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Alvin Community College the best value school in the Southwest Region for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Alvin, Alvin is a public school with a small student population.

Alvin undergraduate students pay an average of $4,010 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, health science graduates from Alvin carry an average student debtload of $9,330.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Houston Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Houston Community College are $5,460 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, health science graduates from Houston Community College carry an average student debtload of $13,371.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.

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#4

Temple College

Temple, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Temple College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Temple College is a small public school located in the small city of Temple.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Temple College are $6,432 a year.

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#5

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tyler Junior College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Tyler Junior College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tyler.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tyler Junior College are $4,440 per year.

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Collin County Community College District came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Collin County Community College District are $5,104 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Collin County Community College District is ranked #4 for overall quality for health science in the Southwest Region .

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#6

Angelina College

Lufkin, TX

With a ranking of #6, Angelina College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. AC is a small public school located in the town of Lufkin.

AC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,880 in tuition and fees each year.

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Cochise County Community College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences and services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Sierra Vista, Cochise College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cochise College are $6,240 a year.

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Santa Fe Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SFCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Santa Fe.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SFCC are $4,995 a year.

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#10

Texarkana College

Texarkana, TX

Texarkana College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texarkana College is a small public school located in the small city of Texarkana.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texarkana College are $5,236 per year.

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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences and services colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,485
Arizona 232
Oklahoma 257
New Mexico 468

Health Sciences & Services is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Health 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 21 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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