by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 35,945 people earned their degree in health sciences and services, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, health sciences and services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,887 and had an average of $24,736 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 4,460 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,351 and $23,540 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,247 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 33 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health sciences and services. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in health sciences and services.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carl Albert State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Poteau, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health science degrees to 65 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Carl Albert State College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Alamogordo. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region. NMSU Alamogordo is a small school located in Alamogordo, New Mexico that handed out 13 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full New Mexico State University - Alamogordo Health Sciences & Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carrington College, Phoenix North. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 50 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cameron University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Cameron University is a small school located in Lawton, Oklahoma that handed out 64 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Cameron University
Out of the 33 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brookline College - Phoenix landed the #5 spot on the list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s health science degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
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Alvin Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Alvin is located in Alvin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 62 associates’s health science degrees to qualified students.
Full Alvin Community College Health Sciences & Services Report
Central New Mexico Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Central New Mexico Community College is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 450 associates’s health science degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #8, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s health science degrees to 102 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at University of the Incarnate Word
Paris Junior College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Paris, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health science degrees to 77 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified associates’s health science students in 2020-2021.
Full Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Health Sciences & Services Report
Tohono O’Odham Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tohono O’Odham Community College is a small school located in Sells, Arizona that handed out 1 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Tohono O’Odham Community College
Temple College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region 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 Health Sciences & Services at Temple College
With a ranking of #13, Houston Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 117 diplomas to qualified associates’s health science students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Houston Community College
Northern Oklahoma College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 10 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Oklahoma College Health Sciences & Services Report
San Jacinto Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school awarded 86 degrees to qualified associates’s health science students in 2020-2021.
Rose State College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Rose State College is a medium-sized public school situated in Midwest City, Oklahoma. It awarded 9 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health Sciences & Services at Rose State College
Santa Fe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. SFCC is a small school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico that handed out 5 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a small public school situated in Weatherford, Oklahoma. It awarded 11 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southwestern Oklahoma State University Health Sciences & Services Report
Texarkana College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texarkana College is a small public school situated in Texarkana, Texas. It awarded 6 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Tyler Junior College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tyler, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s health science students in 2020-2021.
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Angelina College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Angelina College is located in Lufkin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s health science degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #22, Collin County Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Collin County Community College District is a large public school situated in McKinney, Texas. It awarded 11 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Collin County Community College District
Cochise County Community College District landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Cochise County Community College District is a small public school situated in Sierra Vista, Arizona. It awarded 1 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Cochise College
Austin Community College District landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 3 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Austin Community College District Health Sciences & Services Report
St Philip’s College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health science degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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