2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 “Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,006 people earned their degree in general health and wellness, making the major the 159th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,436 general health and wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 general health and wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general health and wellness. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general health and wellness programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general health and wellness program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The health and wellness 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 “Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Health & Wellness (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe General Health & Wellness Report

#2

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$47,478 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southern Methodist University General Health & Wellness Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Health & Wellness (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

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