by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 5,951 people earned their degree in general health & wellness, making the major the 141st most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,647 general health & wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,092 general health & wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in general health & wellness. That schools that top this list have a program in general health & wellness in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Quinn College landed the #1 spot on the list. Paul Quinn College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Prairie View A & M University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Prairie View, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 70 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Prairie View A & M University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Southern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the Southwest Region list. TSU is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Texas Southern University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the Southwest Region list. TWU is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the Southwest Region. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 241 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 344 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station General Health & Wellness Report
Parker University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the Southwest Region list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to 38 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 66 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. This medium-sized school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Rice University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southern Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Bethany, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lamar University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar University is a fairly large public school situated in Beaumont, Texas. It awarded 15 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about General Health & Wellness at Lamar University
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 22 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Health & Wellness at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
With a ranking of #15, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 52 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Arizona State University - Tempe
Sam Houston State University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Health & Wellness at Sam Houston State University
McMurry University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 0 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at University of Arizona
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