by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Texas, there were 1,551 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 485 general health services/allied health/health sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,954 and $18,599 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in general health services/allied health/health sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general health services/allied health/health sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Texas” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Texas”.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Alvin Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Alvin Community College is located in Alvin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 62 associates’s health studies degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Alvin Community College
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Incarnate Word landed the #2 spot on the list. UIW is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 102 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Paris Junior College landed the #3 spot on the list. Paris, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health studies degrees to 77 students in 2020-2021.
Full Paris Junior College General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Texas list. Temple College is a public institution located in Temple, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Temple College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Texas list. Houston Community College is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 117 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Houston Community College General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report
With a ranking of #6, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Texas list. San Jacinto College is a large public school situated in Pasadena, Texas. It awarded 86 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Texarkana College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Texas 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
Collin County Community College District ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Texas list. Collin County Community College District is located in McKinney, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s health studies degrees to qualified students.
Austin Community College District came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Texas ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2020-2021.
Full Austin Community College District General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report
With a ranking of #10, St Philip’s College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Texas list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2020-2021.
Full St Philip’s College General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report
Parker University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Texas list. 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Parker University
Southwestern Assemblies of God University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Texas ranking. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waxahachie, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwest Vista College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Texas list. Northwest Vista College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s health studies degrees to qualified students.
Full Northwest Vista College General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report
Navarro College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Texas list. Navarro College is a medium-sized school located in Corsicana, Texas that handed out 0 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Navarro College
Howard Payne University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Texas ranking. 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
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