2022 Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Health Sciences & Services is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 31,648 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Texas, there were 2,314 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,567 and $24,646 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 155 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health sciences and services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health sciences and services programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the health sciences and services program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in Texas

#1

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$15,151 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$47,260 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas 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 public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 134 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Rio Grande Valley, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at UT Rio Grande Valley

#2

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$15,704 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and 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 Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Health Sciences & Services at SHSU

#3

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$47,478 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s health science students in 2019-2020.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Southern Methodist University

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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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