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2023 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

88 Colleges
$70,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Master's Degree School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in the United States with 24,593 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 88 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the health professions master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 15% Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Midwestern University - Glendale to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.

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Out of the 88 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor College of Medicine landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Wesleyan University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Texas Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Parker University

Dallas, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Parker University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Parker University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Medical Branch is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ranked #6 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

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University of North Texas Health Science Center ranked #8 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT Health Science Center is a small public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large city of Dallas, UT Southwestern is a public school with a small student population.

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#11

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

Trinity University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Trinity U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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West Coast University - Dallas landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health professions programs. West Coast University - Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

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Southwest Acupuncture College - Santa Fe landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health professions programs. Southwest Acupuncture College - Santa Fe is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Santa Fe.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Health Professions students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
14 Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK
15 Ottawa University - Phoenix Phoenix, AZ
16 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
17 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX

Best Health Professions Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 8,330
Texas 13,925
Oklahoma 1,490
New Mexico 848

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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