by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 29,840 people earned their degree in general health services/allied health/health sciences, making the major the 33rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,502 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 1,179 general health services/allied health/health sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 28 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general health services/allied health/health sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in general health services/allied health/health sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree health studies students.
Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carl Albert State College landed the #1 spot on the list. Carl Albert State College is a public institution located in Poteau, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 65 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Carl Albert State College General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Alamogordo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and it awarded 13 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at NMSU Alamogordo
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cameron University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Lawton, Oklahoma, and it awarded 64 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Cameron University General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brookline College - Phoenix. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Brookline College - Phoenix is a small private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 42 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Brookline College - Phoenix
Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alvin Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Alvin is a public institution located in Alvin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 62 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Alvin
Central New Mexico Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 450 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
University of the Incarnate Word came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UIW is a medium-sized school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 102 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Paris Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Paris Junior College is located in Paris, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 77 associates’s health studies degrees to qualified students.
Full Paris Junior College General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report
With a ranking of #9, Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is a small public school situated in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. It awarded 23 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at OSU Institute of Technology
Tohono O’Odham Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Sells, Arizona, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2020-2021.
Temple College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Temple, Texas, and it awarded 20 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Temple College
Houston Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston Community College is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 117 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Houston Community College
Northern Oklahoma College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Northern Oklahoma College is a small public school situated in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. It awarded 10 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
San Jacinto Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school awarded 86 diplomas to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2020-2021.
Full San Jacinto Community College General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report
With a ranking of #15, Rose State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Rose State College is a public institution located in Midwest City, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full RSC General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report
Santa Fe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Santa Fe Community College is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s health studies degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at SFCC
Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. SWOSU is a small school located in Weatherford, Oklahoma that handed out 11 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full SWOSU General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report
Texarkana College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texarkana College is a small public school situated in Texarkana, Texas. It awarded 6 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texarkana College General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report
With a ranking of #19, Collin County Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in McKinney, Texas, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Cochise County Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Sierra Vista, Arizona, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, Austin Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 3 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
St Philip’s College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. St Philip’s College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s health studies degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at St Philip’s College
Navarro College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Corsicana, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Navarro College
Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Waxahachie, Texas, and it awarded 0 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Howard Payne University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Howard Payne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brownwood, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad 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 Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Howard Payne University
Parker University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major 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 associates’s health studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Parker University General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report
Northwest Vista College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 0 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Northwest Vista College
Luna Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Luna Community College is a small public school situated in Las Vegas, New Mexico. It awarded 0 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Luna Community College
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