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2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

11 Ranked Colleges
628 Degrees Awarded
$11,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 26,642 people earned their degree in general health services/allied health/health sciences, making the major the 43rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,386 general health services/allied health/health sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 628 general health services/allied health/health sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general health services/allied health/health sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general health services/allied health/health sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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 general health services/allied health/health sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree health studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 11 bachelors’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend UT Rio Grande Valley is $3,473 for southwest region bachelor’s degree health studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Woman’s University is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s health studies degrees to qualified students.

TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for TWU is $7,050 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Texas Woman’s University General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 148 bachelors’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Dallas is $11,745 for southwest region bachelor’s degree health studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

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#4

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Angelo State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Angelo State University is located in San Angelo, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s health studies degrees to qualified students.

Angelo State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,516 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Angelo State University.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. SFASU is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 59 bachelors’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SFASU is $10,816 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Texas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 16 bachelors’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas State is $12,292 for southwest region bachelor’s degree health studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#11 in overall quality

Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a small school located in Weatherford, Oklahoma that handed out 18 bachelors’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SWOSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern Oklahoma State University is $9,904 for southwest region bachelor’s degree health studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5 in overall quality

West Texas A&M University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 104 bachelors’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $10,146 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full West Texas A&M University General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report

#9

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#10 in overall quality

Sam Houston State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health studies degrees to 51 students in 2019-2020.

SHSU also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SHSU is $11,634 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Sam Houston State University General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report

#10

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a fairly large school located in Corpus Christi, Texas that handed out 115 bachelors’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is $16,393 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#11

University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, Texas
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health studies degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree health studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, UIW has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of the Incarnate Word is $23,053 for southwest region bachelor’s degree health studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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