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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

15 Ranked Colleges
1,293 Degrees Awarded
$12,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 associate degree level specifically, there were 1,293 general health services/allied health/health sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general health services/allied health/health sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general health services/allied health/health sciences programs, but they also cost less that 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 an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 15 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 588 degrees to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2019-2020.

CNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend CNM is $7,646 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Health Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 114 associates’s health studies degrees to qualified students.

Houston Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Houston Community College is $9,755 for southwest region associate degree health studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Houston Community College General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. San Jacinto Community College is a large public school situated in Pasadena, Texas. It awarded 98 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jacinto College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto College is $12,672 for southwest region associate degree health studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full San Jacinto College General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alvin Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Alvin, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health studies degrees to 52 students in 2019-2020.

Alvin also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,488 for southwest region associate degree health studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Alvin Community College.

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#5

Carl Albert State College

Poteau, Oklahoma
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carl Albert State College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This small school is located in Poteau, Oklahoma, and it awarded 80 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Carl Albert State College also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,799 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Health Studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Carl Albert State College.

Full Carl Albert State College General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report

#6

Paris Junior College

Paris, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Paris Junior College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Paris, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health studies degrees to 67 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree health studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, Paris Junior College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Paris Junior College is $10,925 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Health Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#9 in overall quality

Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. OSU Institute of Technology is located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 associates’s health studies degrees to qualified students.

OSU Institute of Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,762 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Health Studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology.

Full Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report

#8

Temple College

Temple, Texas
#13 in overall quality

Temple College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Temple, Texas, and it awarded 7 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple College also made our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #13. It costs about $10,516 for southwest region associate degree health studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Temple College.

Full Temple College General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report

#11 in overall quality

Collin County Community College District came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in McKinney, Texas, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2019-2020.

Collin County Community College District also took the #11 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Collin County Community College District is $9,967 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Health Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#10

Northern Oklahoma College

Tonkawa, Oklahoma
#14 in overall quality

Northern Oklahoma College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Tonkawa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health studies degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Northern Oklahoma College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,987 for southwest region associate degree health studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Northern Oklahoma College.

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#11

Rose State College

Midwest City, Oklahoma
#12 in overall quality

Rose State College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. RSC is a medium-sized school located in Midwest City, Oklahoma that handed out 5 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

RSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Rose State College is $11,805 for southwest region associate degree health studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full RSC General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report

#12

Cameron University

Lawton, Oklahoma
#10 in overall quality

Cameron University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Cameron University is a small school located in Lawton, Oklahoma that handed out 60 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree health studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, Cameron University has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,619 for southwest region associate degree health studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Cameron University.

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#13

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas
#15 in overall quality

Northwest Vista College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health studies degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree health studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, Northwest Vista College has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northwest Vista College is $10,407 for southwest region associate degree health studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7 in overall quality

Southwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Weatherford, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

SWOSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University is $16,434 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Health Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#15

University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, Texas
#5 in overall quality

University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #15. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s health studies degrees to 138 students in 2019-2020.

UIW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UIW is $27,366 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Health Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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.

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