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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions in the Southwest Region

142 Ranked Colleges
34,836 Degrees Awarded
$48,383 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Health Professions is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 977,800 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,927 and had an average of $20,846 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 116,611 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,352 and $19,031 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 34,836 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 142 colleges that offered a degree in health professions. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their health professions program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region

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

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 142 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chamberlain University - Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 211 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.

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Out of the 142 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona College - Dallas landed the #1 spot on the list. Arizona College - Dallas is a private for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

Full Arizona College - Dallas Health Professions Report

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Arizona College - Glendale
Glendale, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona College - Glendale. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region. Arizona College - Glendale is located in Glendale, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 87 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chamberlain University - Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 248 bachelors’s health professions 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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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Arizona College - Tempe
Tempe, Arizona

Out of the 142 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona College - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 87 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region ranking. MD Anderson is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 168 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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With a ranking of #7, West Coast University - Dallas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 280 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Aspen University
Denver, Colorado

Aspen University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Denver, Colorado, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 1,439 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health professions 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Aspen University Health Professions Report

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. TTUHSC - El Paso is located in El-Paso, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 165 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Brookline College - Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Brookline College - Albuquerque ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this small private for-profit school handed out 102 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Brookline College - Albuquerque Health Professions Report

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South University, Austin
Round Rock, Texas

South University, Austin came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region ranking. South University, Austin is a private for-profit institution located in Round Rock, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full South University, Austin Health Professions Report

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 1,092 students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.

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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 454 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region list. UTMB Galveston is a small school located in Galveston, Texas that handed out 435 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Southwestern Adventist University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Keene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.

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Oklahoma Panhandle State University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Goodwell, Oklahoma, and it awarded 125 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

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Concordia University, Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Concordia University, Texas is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lakeway, Texas. It awarded 240 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Concordia University, Texas Health Professions Report

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MSU Texas
Wichita Falls, Texas

MSU Texas came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Wichita Falls, Texas, and it awarded 433 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

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Brookline College - Phoenix did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. This small school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 204 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 402 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.

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Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and it awarded 368 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 467 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 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 0.8% 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%.

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school awarded 3,620 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Pima Medical Institute - Tucson landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region ranking. PMI Tucson is a small school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 279 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

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The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. The University of Texas at Tyler is a medium-sized public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 667 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas at Tyler Health Professions Report

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