by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 36,762 people earned their degree in health sciences & services, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States. In , health sciences & services graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $35,967 and had an average of $24,125 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 4,095 health sciences & services graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,351 and $20,255 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,014 health sciences & services 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 Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 30 colleges that offered a degree in health sciences & services. That schools that top this list have a program in health sciences & services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Quinn College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Paul Quinn College is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s health science degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a small public school situated in Weatherford, Oklahoma. It awarded 43 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prairie View A & M University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Prairie View, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 70 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health science 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Canyon, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 109 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health science students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Health Sciences & Services at West Texas A&M University
Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Southern University landed the #5 spot on the list. TSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 38 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
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Texas Woman’s University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 94 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health science students in 2021-2022.
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 more about Health Sciences & Services at Texas Woman’s University
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Health Sciences & Services at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Stephen F Austin State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health science degrees to 63 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Stephen F Austin State University
The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 209 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Angelo State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Angelo, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 58 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health science students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 Health Sciences & Services at Angelo State University
University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 241 bachelors’s health science 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Parker University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Parker University is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 38 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. UIW is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s 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%.
Read more about Health Sciences & Services at University of the Incarnate Word
East Texas Baptist University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Marshall, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Sam Houston State University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 125 bachelors’s 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%.
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 344 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Health Sciences & Services at Texas A&M College Station
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health science degrees to 66 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%.
Texas State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health science degrees to 120 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 Health Sciences & Services at Texas State
University of Houston - Victoria came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UH Victoria is a small public school situated in Victoria, Texas. It awarded 11 bachelors’s health science 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%.
With a ranking of #20, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Tyler is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rice University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health science students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
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With a ranking of #22, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 38 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 67 bachelors’s health science degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Southern Nazarene University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Bethany, Oklahoma, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s health science 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%.
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Lamar University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health science students in 2021-2022.
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%.
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