by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 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 “Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 33 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health sciences and services. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students 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 “Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree health science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 450 diplomas to qualified associates’s health science students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 33 schools in the Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 117 degrees to qualified associates’s health science students in 2020-2021.
Full Houston Community College Health Sciences & Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Incarnate Word. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate. 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Read more about Health Sciences & Services at University of the Incarnate Word
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school awarded 86 diplomas to qualified associates’s health science students in 2020-2021.
Full San Jacinto Community College Health Sciences & Services Report
Out of the 33 schools in the Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Paris Junior College landed the #5 spot on the list. Paris Junior College is a small school located in Paris, Texas that handed out 77 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
Carl Albert State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. 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.
Full Carl Albert State College Health Sciences & Services Report
Cameron University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Cameron University is a small public school situated in Lawton, Oklahoma. It awarded 64 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health Sciences & Services at Cameron University
With a ranking of #8, Alvin Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Alvin Community College 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.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Alvin Community College
Carrington College, Phoenix North ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Carrington College, Phoenix North is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 50 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health Sciences & Services at Carrington College, Phoenix North
Brookline College - Phoenix did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. Brookline College - Phoenix is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 42 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health Sciences & Services at Brookline College - Phoenix
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. Okmulgee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health science degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
Temple College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Temple, Texas, this small public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified associates’s health science students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Temple College
Tyler Junior College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 16 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health Sciences & Services at Tyler Junior College
With a ranking of #14, New Mexico State University - Alamogordo did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. 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.
With a ranking of #15, Collin County Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate 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.
Full Collin County Community College District Health Sciences & Services Report
With a ranking of #15, Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. SWOSU is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s health science degrees to qualified students.
Northern Oklahoma College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Tonkawa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health science degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Northern Oklahoma College
With a ranking of #18, Rose State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Located in Midwest City, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified associates’s health science students in 2020-2021.
Texarkana College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. Texarkana College is located in Texarkana, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s health science degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Texarkana College
Santa Fe Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Santa Fe Community College is a small public school situated in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It awarded 5 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health Sciences & Services at Santa Fe Community College
Austin Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 3 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Austin Community College District
With a ranking of #22, Angelina College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Lufkin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health science degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Cochise County Community College District landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Sierra Vista, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health science degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Cochise County Community College District Health Sciences & Services Report
St Philip’s College ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. St Philip’s College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s health science degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Health Sciences & Services at St Philip’s College
Tohono O’Odham Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate 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.
Full Tohono O’Odham Community College Health Sciences & Services Report
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