2023 Best Value Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Medical Science Master's Degree School for You
Medical Science is the #248 most popular major in the country with 909 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for medical science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Medical Science
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio the best value school in the Southwest Region for medical science students working on their master’s degree. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the large city of San Antonio.
UT Health San Antonio graduate students pay an average of $13,448 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Baylor College of Medicine is a great value for medical science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Baylor College of Medicine are $29,896 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas Medical Branch helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value medical science schools in the Southwest Region . UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTMB Galveston are $21,997 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value medical science schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Dallas, UT Southwestern is a public school with a small student population.
UT Southwestern graduate students pay an average of $17,845 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UOHSC are $22,154 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for medical science students working on their master’s degree. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTHealth are $34,558 a year.
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University of Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for medical science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 per year.
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Request InformationBest Medical Science Colleges by State
Explore the best medical science schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 48 |
| Arizona | 8 |
| Oklahoma | 6 |
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Medical Science Related Majors for Medical Science
Medical Science is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 7 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.