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2022 Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

22 Ranked Colleges
875 Degrees Awarded
$15,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 28,132 people earned their degree in health care management, making the major the 30th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,831 health care management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 875 health care management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 22 colleges that offer a degree in health care management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health care management programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the health care management program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree health care management students.

Top 22 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Care Management in the Southwest Region

#1

Midland College

Midland, Texas
#14 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midland College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Midland College is a public institution located in Midland, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Midland College also made our “Best Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #14. It costs about $4,745 for southwest region bachelor’s degree health care management students per year to attend Midland College.

Read more about Health Care Management at Midland College

#2

South Texas College

McAllen, Texas
#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 84 bachelors’s health care management degrees to qualified students.

South Texas College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $1,174 for southwest region bachelor’s degree health care management students per year to attend South Texas College.

Read more about Health Care Management at South Texas College

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a medium-sized school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 42 bachelors’s health care management degrees in 2019-2020.

TTUHSC also made our “Best Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1.

The low student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Health Care Management at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

#10 in overall quality

Out of the 22 schools in the Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American InterContinental University - Online landed the #4 spot on the list. AIU Online is located in Schaumburg, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 150 bachelors’s health care management degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at AIU Online, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend AIU Online is $12,585 for southwest region bachelor’s degree health care management students.

Read more about Health Care Management at AIU Online

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Weatherford, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health care management degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

SWOSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern Oklahoma State University is $12,891 for southwest region bachelor’s degree health care management students.

Read full report on Health Care Management at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

#9 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Arizona State University - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s health care management degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Skysong, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Skysong is $13,971 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Care Management students.

Read more about Health Care Management at Arizona State University - Skysong

#7

Brazosport College

Lake Jackson, Texas
#15 in overall quality

Brazosport College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Brazosport College is a small school located in Lake Jackson, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s health care management degrees in 2019-2020.

BC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $4,404 for southwest region bachelor’s degree health care management students per year to attend BC.

Read more about Health Care Management at BC

#5 in overall quality

University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston - Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 60 bachelors’s health care management degrees to qualified students.

UH Clear Lake did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake is $10,612 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Care Management students.

Read more about Health Care Management at UH Clear Lake

#9

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 90 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health care management students in 2019-2020.

SHSU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Sam Houston State University is $14,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree health care management students.

Full Sam Houston State University Health Care Management Report

#10

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Texas State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Care Management students per year to attend Texas State.

Read full report on Health Care Management at Texas State

#11

Mid-America Christian University

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
#12 in overall quality

Mid-America Christian University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health care management degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

MACU also took the #12 spot in our “Best Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mid-America Christian University is $20,746 for southwest region bachelor’s degree health care management students.

Full MACU Health Care Management Report

#12

DeVry University - Texas

Irving, Texas
#13 in overall quality

DeVry University - Texas ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. DeVry University - Texas is a small school located in Irving, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s health care management degrees in 2019-2020.

DeVry University - Texas also made our “Best Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #13. The yearly cost to attend DeVry University - Texas is $30,282 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Care Management students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full DeVry University - Texas Health Care Management Report

#16 in overall quality

Baptist Health System School of Health Professions landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Baptist Health System School of Health Professions is a small private for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 22 bachelors’s health care management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baptist Health System School of Health Professions, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Health Care Management at Baptist Health System School of Health Professions

#14

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas
#3 in overall quality

LeTourneau University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Longview, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health care management students in 2019-2020.

LETU also made our “Best Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for LETU is $23,196 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Care Management students.

Full LETU Health Care Management Report

#15

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas
#18 in overall quality

Texas Southern University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. TSU is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 54 bachelors’s health care management degrees in 2019-2020.

TSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for TSU is $19,430 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Care Management students.

Full TSU Health Care Management Report

#19 in overall quality

With a ranking of #16, American InterContinental University - Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s health care management degrees in 2019-2020.

AIU Houston also made our “Best Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #19. The estimated yearly cost for AIU Houston is $14,822 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Care Management students.

Read more about Health Care Management at American InterContinental University - Houston

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #17, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health care management students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Care Management students per year to attend Arizona State University - Tempe.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Health Care Management at ASU - Tempe

#18

South University, Austin

Round Rock, Texas
#20 in overall quality

South University, Austin came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. South University, Austin is a private for-profit institution located in Round Rock, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

South University, Austin also took the #20 spot in our “Best Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $23,470 for southwest region bachelor’s degree health care management students per year to attend South University, Austin.

Full South University, Austin Health Care Management Report

#2 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school handed out 110 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health care management students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #2 spot in our “Best Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Dallas is $15,232 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Care Management students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Health Care Management at UT Dallas

#17 in overall quality

Concordia University, Texas landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Concordia University, Texas is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakeway, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Texas also made our “Best Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #17. It costs about $23,444 for southwest region bachelor’s degree health care management students per year to attend Concordia University, Texas.

Full Concordia University, Texas Health Care Management Report

#21

Vista College - Online

Richardson, Texas
#23 in overall quality

Vista College - Online did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Vista College - Online is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s health care management degrees to qualified students.

Vista College - Online also made our “Best Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #23. The yearly cost to attend Vista College - Online is $23,572 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Care Management students.

Full Vista College - Online Health Care Management Report

#22

Bryan University

Tempe, Arizona
#24 in overall quality

Bryan University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Care Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Bryan University is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s health care management degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bryan University, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bryan University is $17,472 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Care Management students.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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