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Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

110 Colleges
$11,815 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,058 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor's 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 110 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Aspen University

Denver, CO

Our analysis found Aspen University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Aspen University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Aspen University undergraduate students pay an average of $5,170 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Galveston College

Galveston, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Galveston College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. 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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#3

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tyler Junior College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tyler Junior College are $4,440 per year.

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#4

Midland College

Midland, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Midland College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Midland, Midland College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Midland College are $5,880 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Collin County Community College District. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Collin County Community College District is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of McKinney.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Collin County Community College District are $5,104 a year.

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Oklahoma Panhandle State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the rural area of Goodwell, OPSU is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OPSU are $8,234 per year.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ENMU - Main Campus are $8,568 per year.

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Ottawa University - Phoenix ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Ottawa University - Phoenix undergraduate students pay an average of $13,281 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ottawa University - Phoenix also did well on our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#9

Grayson College

Denison, TX

With a ranking of #9, Grayson College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grayson College are $5,482 per year.

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#10

Laredo College

Laredo, TX

Laredo College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Laredo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Laredo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Laredo College are $5,748 per year.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

UOPX - Arizona undergraduate students pay an average of $9,552 in tuition and fees each year.

UOPX - Arizona also claimed a spot on our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Baptist Health System School of Health Professions ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Baptist Health System School of Health Professions is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Baptist Health System School of Health Professions undergraduate students pay an average of $17,000 in tuition and fees each year.

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#13

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

South Texas College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Texas College are $7,920 a year.

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#14

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, TX

MSU Texas ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. MSU Texas is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Wichita Falls.

MSU Texas undergraduate students pay an average of $11,726 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #15, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

ASU - Skysong undergraduate students pay an average of $13,092 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, ASU - Skysong also did well on our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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With a ranking of #16, West Coast University - Dallas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. West Coast University - Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.

West Coast University - Dallas undergraduate students pay an average of $17,173 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
17 West Texas A&M University Canyon, TX
18 Texas A & M University - Central Texas Killeen, TX
19 Chamberlain University - Arizona Phoenix, AZ
20 Western New Mexico University Silver City, NM
21 Chamberlain University - Texas Houston, TX
22 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX

Best Health Professions Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 24,705
Texas 45,833
New Mexico 3,731
Oklahoma 6,642

Health Professions Majors to Study

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
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.

  • 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).

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