2025 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

If you pursue a master's degree in allied health professions, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #18 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 17 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,205 master's degrees in allied health professions during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Allied Health Professions School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of allied health professions for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality allied health program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on allied health professions students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of allied health professions students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt allied health professions students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized allied health professions related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for allied health professions students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Allied Health Professions Schools

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 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Allied Health Professions in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in allied health professions.

10 Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Allied Health

1

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX

90 Annual Graduates

$106,348 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio if you wish to pursue a master's degree in allied health professions. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public university with a small student population.

Master's recipients from the allied health professions program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio earn $14,960 more than the standard graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

2

The University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX

89 Annual Graduates

$112,893 Median Starting Salary

The University of Texas Medical Branch is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in allied health professions. Located in the city of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public university with a small student population.

Those allied health professions students who get their master's degree from The University of Texas Medical Branch earn $21,505 more than the typical allied health graduate.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from The University of Texas Medical Branch

3

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK

70 Annual Graduates

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in allied health professions. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in allied health professions from University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center

4

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX

75 Annual Graduates

$101,336 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in allied health professions has to look into Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. TTUHSC is a small public university located in the large city of Lubbock.

Those allied health professions students who get their master's degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center earn $9,948 more than the typical allied health graduate.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

5

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

87 Annual Graduates

$105,814 Median Starting Salary

NAU is a very large public university located in the city of Flagstaff.

Master's recipients from the allied health professions program at Northern Arizona University get $14,426 more than the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Northern Arizona University

6

Baylor University
Waco, TX

17 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Baylor University

7

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

14 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Arizona State University - Tempe

8

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX

102 Annual Graduates

$116,929 Median Starting Salary

UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.

Allied Health Professions master's degree recipients from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley get an earnings boost of around $25,541 above the typical income of allied health professions majors.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

9

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

15 Annual Graduates

$110,611 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Master's recipients from the allied health professions degree program at University of New Mexico - Main Campus make $19,223 above the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

10

Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OK

33 Annual Graduates

$112,512 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, OCU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Master's recipients from the allied health professions program at Oklahoma City University make $21,124 more than the average college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Oklahoma City University

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	235	699
Arizona	180	189
Oklahoma	153	124
New Mexico	114	17

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Allied Health Professions Related Rankings by Major

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Allied Health Professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Physician Assistant	881
Athletic Training	215
Respiratory Care Therapy	54
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist	41
Radiologic Technology	14

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	5,560
Mental & Social Health Services	2,578
Health & Medical Administrative Services	2,288
Public Health	1,303
Communication Sciences	1,265
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	495
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	411
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	245
Health Sciences & Services	179
Medical Illustration & Informatics	120

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.