by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Physiology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Physiology & Pathology Sciences is the 88th most popular major in the country with 8,813 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, physiology and pathology sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $29,932 and had an average of $23,672 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 816 physiology and pathology sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,288 and $19,868 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 78 physiology and pathology sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Physiology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physiology and pathology sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular physiology and pathology sciences programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Physiology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s”.
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Physiology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Baptist University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s physiology students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Dallas Baptist University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physiology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. University of Houston - Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s physiology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Houston - Clear Lake Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Physiology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 11 masters’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at University of Arizona
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Physiology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s physiology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at University of Oklahoma
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physiology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s physiology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Physiology & Pathology Sciences at University of Houston
MSU Texas ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Physiology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. MSU Texas is a public institution located in Wichita Falls, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at MSU Texas
With a ranking of #7, Baylor College of Medicine did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physiology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Baylor College of Medicine Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report
University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physiology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center is a small public school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 1 masters’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Physiology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Galveston, Texas, and it awarded 3 masters’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Physiology & Pathology Sciences at UTMB Galveston
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Physiology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physiology degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at UT Southwestern
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Physiology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s physiology students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at UTHealth
University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Physiology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. University of the Incarnate Word is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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