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

86 Colleges
$30,351 Avg Salary
$23,540 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services 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 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 86 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Sciences & Services program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health science majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Tulsa Technology Center the most popular school in the Southwest Region for health sciences and services students. Located in the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Central New Mexico Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in the Southwest Region . CNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

On average, health science graduates from CNM take out $8,017 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Health Science majors at Texas A&M College Station take out an average of $18,524 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $314, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 86 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 4 spot on the list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

After completing their degree, health science graduates from UH carry an average student debt load of $24,250. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $311.

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Out of the 86 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, health science graduates from UT Rio Grande Valley take out $18,917 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #6 on the list. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the city of Richardson.

After completing their degree, health science graduates from UT Dallas carry an average student debt load of $15,000.

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With a ranking of #7, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students. UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

While working on their degree, health science majors at UIW accumulate an average of around $25,334 in student debt.

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Texas Woman’s University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health sciences and services programs. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

The average amount in student loans that health science majors at TWU take out is $27,000.

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Houston Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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West Texas A&M University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, health science graduates from West Texas A&M University take out $24,625 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Clovis Community College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health sciences and services programs. Located in the town of Clovis, Clovis Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health sciences and services programs. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Health Science majors at UTSA take out an average of $25,222 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $129, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#12

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX

Sam Houston State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that health science majors at SHSU take out is $24,000.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
14 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
15 Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX
15 Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX
17 Texas State University San Marcos, TX

Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 25 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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