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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southwest Region

32 Colleges
$48,730 Avg Salary
$18,354 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, allied health professions was ranked #24 in the country. In fact 12,950 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 32 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the allied health programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found Midwestern University - Glendale to be the most popular school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large suburb of Glendale, Midwestern University - Glendale is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a great place for allied health professions students. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Medical Branch is a great place for allied health professions students. Located in the town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Texas Health Science Center is a great place for allied health professions students. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public school with a small student population.

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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health professions programs. UOHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students. Located in the city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public college with a small student population.

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Northern Arizona University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health professions programs. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health professions programs. UT Southwestern is a small public school located in the large city of Dallas.

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With a ranking of #10, Baylor College of Medicine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 718
Arizona 189
Oklahoma 127
New Mexico 17

One of 29 majors within the area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

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