by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Health Sciences & Services is the 34th most popular major in the country with 35,945 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Texas, there were 2,613 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,530 and $25,209 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,763 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas” ranking looked at 25 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 health science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas bachelor’s degree health science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Paul Quinn College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas. Paul Quinn College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prairie View A & M University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas list. Prairie View A & M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Prairie View, Texas. It awarded 84 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Prairie View A & M University Health Sciences & Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 112 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Southern University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 134 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health science students in 2020-2021.
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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas ranking. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 84 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M Corpus Christi Health Sciences & Services Report
Stephen F Austin State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas list. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 77 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health science students in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #8. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 180 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Angelo State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas ranking. Angelo State University is located in San Angelo, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s health science degrees to qualified students.
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University of Houston landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas ranking. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 222 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Parker University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health science degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of the Incarnate Word ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 40 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of the Incarnate Word Health Sciences & Services Report
East Texas Baptist University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas list. East Texas Baptist University is located in Marshall, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s health science degrees to qualified students.
Full East Texas Baptist University Health Sciences & Services Report
Sam Houston State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas ranking. SHSU is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 93 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 326 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Texas A&M University - College Station
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 102 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health science 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%.
With a ranking of #17, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 82 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health science students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas State University Health Sciences & Services Report
With a ranking of #18, University of Houston - Victoria did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas list. UH Victoria is located in Victoria, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s health science degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #19, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas list. UT Tyler is located in Tyler, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s health science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rice University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas list. Rice University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 14 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #21. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Lamar University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas ranking. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s health science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Houston Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #23. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health science degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas list. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a medium-sized school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
McMurry University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Texas ranking. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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