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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

45 Colleges
$49,058 Avg Salary
$28,929 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 45 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 2,504 students majoring in health professions at UOPX - Arizona, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

Of the 900 students majoring in health professions at ASU - Skysong, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 820 students majoring in health professions at Texas A&M College Station, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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Out of the 45 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Medical Institute - Tucson landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, PMI Tucson is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 24% are male.

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American InterContinental University - Online landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 65% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Sam Houston State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree health professions programs. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

Of the 509 students majoring in health professions at SHSU, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Southwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the remote town of Weatherford, SWOSU is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 368 students majoring in health professions at SWOSU, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Northeastern State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 207 students majoring in health professions at NSU, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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With a ranking of #10, Oklahoma Panhandle State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Goodwell, OPSU is a public school with a small student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 10% are male.

Full Health Professions at Oklahoma Panhandle State University Report

Explore the most popular online 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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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 27 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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