2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 142 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the health professions associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 15% Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Baptist Health System School of Health Professions the best school in the Southwest Region for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Baptist Health System School of Health Professions is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Galen College of Nursing - San Antonio is a great place for health professions students working on their associate degree. Galen College of Nursing - San Antonio is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Parker University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Parker University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Stephenville.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Arizona College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Platt College - Tulsa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Platt College - Tulsa is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.
Pima Medical Institute - Tucson did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Tucson, PMI Tucson is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of the Incarnate Word came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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El Centro College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree health professions programs. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Northeast Texas Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Mount Pleasant, NTCC is a public college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #11, Carrington College, Mesquite did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Mesquite, Carrington College, Mesquite is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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South Texas College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree health professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public college with a very large student population.
South University, Austin came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. South University, Austin is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Round Rock.
With a ranking of #14, Weatherford College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Weatherford College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Weatherford.
The College of Health Care Professions - Northwest landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree health professions programs. CHCP - Northwest is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
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Pima Medical Institute - Mesa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the city of Mesa, PMI Mesa is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Panola College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Carthage, Panola College is a public school with a small student population.
Pima Medical Institute - El Paso came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. PMI El Paso is a small private for-profit school located in the city of El Paso.
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Lone Star College System did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #20 on the list. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the city of The Woodlands.
Remington College - North Houston Campus came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Remington College - North Houston Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
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Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.
Rank | College | Location |
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22 | Houston Community College | Houston, TX |
23 | Concorde Career College - Dallas | Dallas, TX |
24 | Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque | Albuquerque, NM |
25 | Pima Medical Institute - Houston | Houston, TX |
26 | Remington College - Dallas Campus | Garland, TX |
27 | Southwestern Oklahoma State University | Weatherford, OK |
28 | Western New Mexico University | Silver City, NM |
Best Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best health professions schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 24,705 |
Texas | 45,833 |
New Mexico | 3,731 |
Oklahoma | 6,642 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Health Professions
Health Professions Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Public Health | 40,596 |
Health Sciences & Services | 35,945 |
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 29,833 |
Mental & Social Health Services | 29,053 |
Medicine | 28,629 |
Dental Support Services | 26,399 |
Communication Sciences | 22,298 |
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 20,393 |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 18,901 |
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services | 10,751 |
Health/Medical Prep Programs | 9,210 |
Other Health Professions | 7,984 |
Dentistry | 6,770 |
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 6,158 |
Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 5,115 |
Alternative Medicine & Systems | 3,564 |
Chiropractic | 2,658 |
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies | 2,374 |
Medical Illustration & Informatics | 2,089 |
Optometry | 1,822 |
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 1,775 |
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services | 960 |
Medical Science | 909 |
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies | 294 |
Alternative Medical Support Services | 227 |
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies | 68 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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.
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