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2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

14 Ranked Colleges
1,119 Degrees Awarded
$14,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region

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 “Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Health & Wellness is the 159th most popular major in the country with 5,006 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,119 general health and wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general health and wellness. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general health and wellness programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general health and wellness program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region”.

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Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 14 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Health & Wellness in the Southwest Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 65 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,971 for southwest region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students per year to attend ASU - Skysong.

Full Arizona State University - Skysong General Health & Wellness Report

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 214 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston is $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about General Health & Wellness at UH

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Woman’s University is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 101 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU also made our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend TWU is $9,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.

Full Texas Woman’s University General Health & Wellness Report

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 more about General Health & Wellness at UT Rio Grande Valley

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 92 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UTSA is $13,853 for southwest region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.

Read more about General Health & Wellness at UTSA

#6

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#10 in overall quality

Sam Houston State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 16 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students list, SHSU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students per year to attend SHSU.

Read full report on General Health & Wellness at SHSU

#7

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#11 in overall quality

Lamar University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Beaumont, Texas, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lamar University is $12,311 for southwest region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.

Read more about General Health & Wellness at Lamar University

#8

Parker University

Dallas, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Parker University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to 55 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students list, Parker University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Parker University is $22,244 for southwest region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Parker University

#7 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Tyler not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Tyler is $10,974 for southwest region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.

Read full report on General Health & Wellness at UT Tyler

#10

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Prairie View A & M University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. PVAMU is a medium-sized school located in Prairie View, Texas that handed out 71 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

PVAMU also made our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend PVAMU is $14,582 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students.

Read more about General Health & Wellness at PVAMU

#3 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 63 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students.

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 General Health & Wellness at Arizona State University - Tempe

#12

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas
#13 in overall quality

Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Texas Southern University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.

TSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Southern University is $19,430 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students.

Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Texas Southern University

#13

South University, Austin

Round Rock, Texas
#14 in overall quality

South University, Austin ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Round Rock, Texas, this small private for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2019-2020.

South University, Austin also made our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #14. The yearly cost to attend South University, Austin is $23,470 for southwest region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.

Read more about General Health & Wellness at South University, Austin

#14

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 300 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, 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 94%.

Read more about General Health & Wellness at Texas A&M University - College Station

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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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