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2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

9 Colleges
$33,161 Avg Salary
$14,056 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health science majors pursuing an online associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of the Incarnate Word the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Of the 102 students majoring in health science at UIW, 50% are male and 50% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, health science majors at UIW accumulate an average of around $19,041 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carrington College, Phoenix North. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Carrington College, Phoenix is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

About 90% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 10% are male.

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Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brookline College - Phoenix landed the # 3 spot on the list. Brookline College - Phoenix is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Women make up 98% of the health science majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their online associate degree. Located in the distant town of Okmulgee, OSU Institute of Technology is a public college with a small student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 9% are male.

The average amount in student loans that health science majors at OSU Institute of Technology take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,995.

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#5

Temple College

Temple, TX

Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Temple College is a small public school located in the city of Temple.

About 95% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 5% are male.

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Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health sciences and services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. SWOSU is a small public school located in the town of Weatherford.

Of the 11 students majoring in health science at SWOSU, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#7

Angelina College

Lufkin, TX

Angelina College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. AC is a small public school located in the remote town of Lufkin.

Of the 2 students majoring in health science at AC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Cochise County Community College District ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Sierra Vista, Cochise College is a public school with a small student population.

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#9

Parker University

Dallas, TX

With a ranking of #9, Parker University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their online associate degree. Located in the large city of Dallas, Parker University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online health sciences and services schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

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

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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 9 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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