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

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

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 142 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

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

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

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Southwest Region . UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

About 86% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 14% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very 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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#4

Aspen University

Denver, CO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Aspen University is a great place for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Aspen University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Of the 1,439 students majoring in health professions at Aspen University, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Southwest Region . TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Northern Arizona University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on this year’s most popular 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.

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

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Women make up 82% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very 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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With a ranking of #10, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 9% are male.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

Women make up 83% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The University of Texas at Tyler came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Tyler is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tyler.

Of the 667 students majoring in health professions at UT Tyler, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#14

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

With a ranking of #14, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#15

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

About 85% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 15% are male.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. UTSA is a very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Of the 540 students majoring in health professions at UTSA, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#17

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX

Sam Houston State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

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

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.

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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public school with a small student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#20

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

With a ranking of #20, Texas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 83% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The University of Texas Medical Branch landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.

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

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
22 The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX
23 MSU Texas Wichita Falls, TX
24 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX
25 The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
26 University of Houston Houston, TX
27 Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK
28 Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, 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

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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