2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Health & Wellness (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 5,006 people earned their degree in general health and wellness, making the major the 159th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,436 general health and wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 general health and wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general health and wellness. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general health and wellness programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general health and wellness program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The health and wellness school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Health & Wellness (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s health and wellness degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best General Health & Wellness Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Arizona State University - Tempe

#2

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$47,478 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Southern Methodist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best General Health & Wellness Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Health & Wellness at SMU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Health & Wellness (Income $48-$75k)

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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