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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in the Southwest Region

34 Colleges
$44,352 Avg Salary
$19,031 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for health professions students. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 34 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the # 2 spot on the list. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Aspen University

Denver, CO

Aspen University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Aspen University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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#7

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health professions programs. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Abilene Christian University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Abilene, Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Midwestern University - Glendale landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health professions programs. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glendale.

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With a ranking of #10, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

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Explore the most popular online health professions colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

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

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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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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