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2022 Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

5 Ranked Colleges
159 Degrees Awarded
$24,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 31,648 people earned their degree in health sciences and services, making the major the 42nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, health sciences and services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,571 and had an average of $24,129 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 3,822 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,993 and $21,462 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 159 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health sciences and services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health sciences and services programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health sciences and services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 “Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 134 masters’s health science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree health science students whose families make $75-$110k list, UT Rio Grande Valley has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s health science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree health science students whose families make $75-$110k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Tyler. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UT Tyler is a medium-sized public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s health science degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Tyler also made our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Tyler are $16,308.

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#4

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #4 spot on the list. SHSU is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 8 masters’s health science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s health science degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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