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.
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2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found New Mexico Junior College to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . New Mexico Junior College is a small public school located in the remote 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clovis Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Clovis Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Clovis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clovis Community College are $2,984 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Arizona College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pinal County Community College are $5,160 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Panola College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Carthage, Panola College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Panola College are $4,680 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Panola College also is in the top 15% of our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
Out of the 142 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alvin Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Alvin is a small public school located in the large suburb of Alvin.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alvin are $4,010 per year.
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College of the Mainland landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. COM is a small public school located in the 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 school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Plains College are $4,276 a year.
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Amarillo College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Amarillo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Amarillo College are $4,704 a year.
With a ranking of #9, Wharton County Junior College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Wharton, Wharton County Junior College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wharton County Junior College are $4,872 a year.
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New Mexico State University - Carlsbad landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. NMSU Carlsbad is a small public school located in the rural area of Carlsbad.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Carlsbad are $4,008 per year.
With a ranking of #11, El Centro College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at El Centro College are $6,000 a year.
El Centro College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Clarendon 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 #12 on the list. Clarendon College is a small public school located in the rural area of Clarendon.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clarendon College are $4,176 a year.
Tyler Junior College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tyler Junior College are $4,440 per year.
With a ranking of #14, Houston Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Houston Community College is a fairly 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 came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lee College are $4,302 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Lee College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
San Jacinto Community College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.
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Galveston College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. 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.
With a ranking of #19, Northeast Texas Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. 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 small city of Farmington, SJC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SJC are $4,546 per year.
Victoria College landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Victoria College is a small public school located in the city of Victoria.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Victoria College are $4,872 a year.
Honorable Mentions
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 schools 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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