2025 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Health/Medical Prep Programs is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #154 out of the 343 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 25 master's degrees in health/medical prep programs during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to health/medical prep programs students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of health/medical prep programs 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 easy is it for health/medical prep programs to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health/medical prep programs related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for health/medical prep programs students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The medical prep 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 the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Health/Medical Prep Programs in the Southwest Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in health/medical prep programs.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Medical Prep

1

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX

13 Annual Graduates

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a great choice for students pursuing a master's degree in health/medical prep programs. TTUHSC is a small public university located in the large city of Lubbock.More information about a master’s in health/medical prep programs from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

2

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

12 Annual Graduates

University of Arizona is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in health/medical prep programs. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the city of Tucson.More information about a master’s in health/medical prep programs from University of Arizona

Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State

Explore the best health/medical prep programs schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	180	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to Medical Prep

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Health/Medical Prep Programs has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medical Prep Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	25

Most Popular Majors Related to Medical Prep

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
Allied Health Professions	1,205
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	495
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	411
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	245
Health Sciences & Services	179

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.