2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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In 2019-2020, 26,642 people earned their degree in general health services/allied health/health sciences, making the major the 43rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,386 general health services/allied health/health sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 147 general health services/allied health/health sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general health services/allied health/health sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general health services/allied health/health sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general health services/allied health/health sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$15,151 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s health studies degrees to 134 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree health studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, UT Rio Grande Valley has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151.

Full UT Rio Grande Valley General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report

#2

The University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler, Texas

$16,308 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #2 spot on the list. Tyler, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s health studies degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Tyler, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Tyler are $16,308.

Full UT Tyler General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report

#3

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$15,704 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s health studies students in 2019-2020.

SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sam Houston State University are $15,704, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Sam Houston State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

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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