2022 Best Value Health Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Health Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health sciences and services programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the health sciences and services program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Health Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Health Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree health science students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in the Southwest Region

#1

The University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$16,180 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Health Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 6 doctorate’s health science degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP also made our “Best Health Sciences & Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180.

Full UTEP Health Sciences & Services Report

#2

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$22,122 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Health Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s health science degrees in 2019-2020.

UOHSC also made our “Best Health Sciences & Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UOHSC are $22,122, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

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