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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
Other Health Professions is the 102nd most popular major in the country with 7,984 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,061 and had an average of $24,616 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 218 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,105 and $18,880 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other health professions. That schools that top this list have a program in other health professions in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern New Mexico College landed the #1 spot on the list. Espanola, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s health professions degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Other Health Professions at Northern New Mexico College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carl Albert State College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region. Poteau, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s health professions degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Other Health Professions at Carl Albert State College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 27 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #4 spot on the list. NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Tulsa landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s 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 1.5% 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%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #5 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 ’s 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%.
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