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2023 Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

2 Ranked Colleges
174 Degrees Awarded
$21,700 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Health Studies for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Health Studies for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences is the 33rd most popular major in the country with 29,840 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Health Studies for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general health services/allied health/health sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general health services/allied health/health sciences programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general health services/allied health/health sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Health Studies for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Health Studies for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Health Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 158 masters’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UT Rio Grande Valley supports 32,441 students, and 871 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 302 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,560. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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

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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Health Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s health studies degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

SHSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,092 of the 21,912 students enrolled at SHSU were GI Bill® students, of which 496 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,097. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SHSU offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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