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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Medical Science in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
39 Degrees Awarded
$37,500 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Medical Science Major in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 909 people earned their degree in medical science, making the major the 255th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, medical science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $112,309 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 62 medical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 39 medical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in medical science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in medical science.

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

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

Top 7 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Medical Science in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baylor College of Medicine. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Science Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s medical science students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Medical Science at Baylor College of Medicine

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Science Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s medical science degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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.

Full University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Medical Science Report

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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s medical science degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical Science Report

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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center landed the #4 spot on the list. UOHSC is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s medical science degrees to qualified students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Science Major in the Southwest Region. UT Health San Antonio is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 5 masters’s medical science degrees in 2020-2021.

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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Health San Antonio Medical Science Report

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The University of Texas Medical Branch did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. UTMB Galveston is a small school located in Galveston, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s medical science degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 full report on Medical Science at UTMB Galveston

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Science Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Medical Science at University of Arizona

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