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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences in the Southwest Region

16 Ranked Colleges
1,293 Degrees Awarded
$8,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 associate degree level specifically, there were 1,293 general health services/allied health/health sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in general health services/allied health/health sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general health services/allied health/health sciences 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 services/allied health/health sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree health studies students.

Top 16 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. San Jacinto College is a public institution located in Pasadena, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 98 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Jacinto Community College is $8,692 for southwest region associate degree health studies students.

Full San Jacinto Community College General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alvin Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Alvin is located in Alvin, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 52 associates’s health studies degrees to qualified students.

Alvin also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Alvin is $9,913 for southwest region associate degree health studies students.

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#3

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 588 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

CNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $3,429 for southwest region associate degree health studies students per year to attend Central New Mexico Community College.

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#4

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. Houston Community College is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 114 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Houston Community College is $5,272 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Health Studies students.

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#5

Paris Junior College

Paris, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Paris Junior College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. Paris Junior College is a small school located in Paris, Texas that handed out 67 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Paris Junior College also made our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Paris Junior College is $6,818 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Health Studies students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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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#6

Carl Albert State College

Poteau, Oklahoma
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Carl Albert State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Carl Albert State College is located in Poteau, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 80 associates’s health studies degrees to qualified students.

Carl Albert State College also made our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Carl Albert State College is $5,415 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Health Studies students.

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#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Okmulgee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health studies degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

OSU Institute of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is $6,500 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Health Studies students.

Full Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report

#7 in overall quality

Southwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and it awarded 2 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SWOSU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SWOSU is $12,891 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Health Studies students.

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#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Collin County Community College District did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Collin County Community College District is a large school located in McKinney, Texas that handed out 4 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree health studies students list, Collin County Community College District has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,293 for southwest region associate degree health studies students per year to attend Collin County Community College District.

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#10

Temple College

Temple, Texas
#13 in overall quality

Temple College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Temple, Texas, this small public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2019-2020.

Temple College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Temple College is $5,300 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Health Studies students.

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#11

Cameron University

Lawton, Oklahoma
#10 in overall quality

Cameron University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Lawton, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 60 degrees to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2019-2020.

Cameron University also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Cameron University is $7,952 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Health Studies students.

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#12

Northern Oklahoma College

Tonkawa, Oklahoma
#14 in overall quality

Northern Oklahoma College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Northern Oklahoma College is a small school located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma that handed out 4 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Oklahoma College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Oklahoma College is $7,474 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Health Studies students.

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#13

Rose State College

Midwest City, Oklahoma
#12 in overall quality

Rose State College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Midwest City, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health studies degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

RSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for RSC is $8,632 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Health Studies students.

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#14

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas
#15 in overall quality

With a ranking of #14, Northwest Vista College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Northwest Vista College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwest Vista College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,413 for southwest region associate degree health studies students per year to attend Northwest Vista College.

Full Northwest Vista College General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report

#15

Santa Fe Community College

Santa Fe, New Mexico
#16 in overall quality

Santa Fe Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Santa Fe Community College is a small public school situated in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It awarded 4 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SFCC also made our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #16. It costs about $7,020 for southwest region associate degree health studies students per year to attend SFCC.

Read more about General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Santa Fe Community College

#16

University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, Texas
#5 in overall quality

University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 138 degrees to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2019-2020.

UIW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of the Incarnate Word is $24,784 for southwest region associate degree health studies 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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