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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
214 Degrees Awarded
$44,674 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region

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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 214 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in health sciences and services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their health sciences and services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 7 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas Health Science Center. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas Health Science Center is a public institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 158 masters’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%.

Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Health Sciences & Services Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Tyler. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Tyler is a medium-sized school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 7 masters’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read more about Health Sciences & Services at The University of Texas at Tyler

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s health science degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at SHSU

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region list. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s health science degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 2 masters’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full ASU - Tempe Health Sciences & Services Report

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Southwestern College
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Southwestern College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Santa Fe, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at SWC Santa Fe

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