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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$23,278 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,673 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Master's 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.

The Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for health science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Health Sciences & Services

Our analysis found The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to be the best value school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UT Rio Grande Valley is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Tyler. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Tyler are $16,786 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SHSU are $16,009 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

ASU - Tempe graduate students pay an average of $24,432 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas Health Science Center landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public college with a small student population.

UNT Health Science Center graduate students pay an average of $30,961 in tuition and fees each year.

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Southern Methodist University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU are $35,802 per year.

SMU also claimed a spot on our Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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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 6 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.

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