2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 112 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 87% of the health professions majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 88% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 12% are male.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.
About 80% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 20% are male.
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Out of the 112 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the # 5 spot on the list. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.
Of the 574 students majoring in health professions at UTHealth, 24% are male and 76% are female.
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University of Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 77% of the health professions majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 93% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 7% are male.
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Aspen University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Aspen University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.
Women make up 90% of the health professions majors at the school.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.
About 75% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 25% are male.
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The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.
Of the 388 students majoring in health professions at UTMB Galveston, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the large city of San Antonio.
Women make up 73% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Baylor University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.
Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Midwestern University - Glendale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.
About 72% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 28% are male.
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Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. OSU Center for Health Sciences is a small public school located in the large city of Tulsa.
About 63% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 37% are male.
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With a ranking of #15, Lamar University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Lamar University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.
Women make up 87% of the health professions majors at the school.
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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UTEP is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.
Of the 234 students majoring in health professions at UTEP, 16% are male and 84% are female.
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Here are some additional popular schools for Health Professions students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff, AZ |
| 18 | The University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson, TX |
| 19 | University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 20 | Texas State University | San Marcos, TX |
| 20 | University of North Texas Health Science Center | Fort Worth, TX |
| 22 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, 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).
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