2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
The Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 142 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions 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.
Top 15% Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico Junior College the best value school in the Southwest Region for health professions students working on their associate degree. New Mexico Junior College is a small public school located in the town of Hobbs.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at New Mexico Junior College are $2,280 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Clovis Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. Clovis Community College is a small public school located in the town of Clovis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clovis Community College are $2,984 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Arizona College is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pinal County Community College are $5,160 per year.
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Out of the 142 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Panola College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Carthage, Panola College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Panola College are $4,680 per year.
Panola College also claimed a spot on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alvin Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Alvin is a small public school located in the large suburb of Alvin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Alvin are $4,010 a year.
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College of the Mainland came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. COM is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Texas City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at COM are $3,873 a year.
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South Plains College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Plains College are $4,276 per year.
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Amarillo College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Amarillo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Amarillo College are $4,704 a year.
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Wharton County Junior College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Wharton, Wharton County Junior College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wharton County Junior College are $4,872 per year.
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New Mexico State University - Carlsbad 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. NMSU Carlsbad is a small public school located in the rural area of Carlsbad.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NMSU Carlsbad are $4,008 a year.
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El Centro College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a very large student population.
El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,000 in tuition and fees each year.
El Centro College also took the #3 spot in our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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Clarendon College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Clarendon College is a small public school located in the rural area of Clarendon.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clarendon College are $4,176 per year.
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Tyler Junior College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Tyler Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,440 in tuition and fees each year.
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Houston 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 #14 on the list. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Houston Community College are $5,460 per year.
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Lee College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lee College are $4,302 a year.
Lee College also claimed a spot on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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San Jacinto Community College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,040 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #17, Galveston College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Galveston College is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.
Galveston College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,200 in tuition and fees each year.
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Northeast Texas Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Mount Pleasant, NTCC is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NTCC are $6,449 per year.
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San Juan 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 #20 on the list. Located in the city of Farmington, SJC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SJC are $4,546 a year.
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Victoria 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 #21 on the list. Victoria College is a small public school located in the small city of Victoria.
Victoria College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,872 in tuition and fees each year.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Health Professions students in the Southwest Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Collin County Community College District | McKinney, TX |
| 23 | Lone Star College System | The Woodlands, TX |
| 24 | Del Mar College | Corpus Christi, TX |
| 25 | Odessa College | Odessa, TX |
| 26 | University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus | Gallup, NM |
| 27 | University of New Mexico - Taos Campus | Ranchos de Taos, NM |
| 28 | Temple College | Temple, TX |
Best Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best health professions colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 24,705 |
| Texas | 45,833 |
| New Mexico | 3,731 |
| Oklahoma | 6,642 |
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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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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