Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

7 Colleges
$112,309 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medical Science Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, medical science was ranked #147 in the country. In fact 909 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medical Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Medical Science Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston the most popular school in the Southwest Region for medical science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 45% of the medical science majors at the school.

Read full report on Medical Science at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for medical science students working on their master’s degree. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

About 71% of the students majoring in medical science at the school are women while 29% are male.

Read full report on Medical Science at University of Arizona

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medical science schools in the Southwest Region . UOHSC is a small public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

Of the 6 students majoring in medical science at UOHSC, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full Medical Science at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is a great place for medical science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public school with a small student population.

Read More…

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Baylor College of Medicine is a great place for medical science students working on their master’s degree. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

About 75% of the students majoring in medical science at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Medical Science at Baylor College of Medicine Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center landed the # 5 spot on the list. UT Southwestern is a small public school located in the large city of Dallas.

Of the 4 students majoring in medical science at UT Southwestern, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read More…

The University of Texas Medical Branch landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree medical science programs. Located in the fringe town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Medical Science at The University of Texas Medical Branch

Best Medical Science Colleges by State

Explore the best medical science schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 48
Arizona 8
Oklahoma 6

Medical Science is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

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 7 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.