2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions in the Southwest Region
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Health Professions is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 934,088 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,506 and had an average of $32,284 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 113,185 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,054 and $25,618 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14,971 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 82 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health professions. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health professions 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 health professions program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree health professions students.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions in the Southwest Region
Out of the 82 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 263 masters’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Health San Antonio did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio are $13,466.
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Out of the 82 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Medical Branch landed the #2 spot on the list. UTMB Galveston is a public institution located in Galveston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 361 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UTMB Galveston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Medical Branch are $17,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 82 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #3 spot on the list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 3,228 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree health professions students list, Grand Canyon University has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 82 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 76 masters’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Skysong not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724.
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Out of the 82 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a medium-sized school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 718 masters’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.
TTUHSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TTUHSC are $19,056.
University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 1,164 masters’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOPX - Arizona, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Health Professions 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 UOPX - Arizona are $17,096.
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. UT Southwestern is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 106 masters’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Southwestern, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center are $17,725, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #8, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 559 diplomas to qualified masters’s health professions students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TWU, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 357 students in 2019-2020.
UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #23 spot in our “Best Health Professions 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 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are $15,151.
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New Mexico Highlands University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and it awarded 155 masters’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico Highlands University are $11,646, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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West Coast University - Dallas came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 14 masters’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at West Coast University - Dallas are $10,914, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Portales, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 69 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus are $7,110, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Lubbock Christian University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 55 masters’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at LCU are $8,730, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 147 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 14 masters’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,066, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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American InterContinental University - Online came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Schaumburg, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 106 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at AIU Online are $12,846.
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West Texas A&M University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 133 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at West Texas A&M University are $8,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of North Texas Health Science Center did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 148 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree health professions students list, UNT Health Science Center has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Health Professions 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 UNT Health Science Center are $20,453.
With a ranking of #20, Oklahoma City University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. OCU is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at OCU are $13,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 251 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UOHSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UOHSC are $22,122, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Northeastern State University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. NSU is a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 75 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern State University are $10,600.
Texas Wesleyan University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 114 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Wesleyan are $16,992, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of North Texas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 99 diplomas to qualified masters’s health professions students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618.
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 127 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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- *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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