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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor'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.

The Most Popular Health Professions Doctor'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 62 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center the most popular school in the Southwest Region for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

About 62% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 32% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’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 health professions schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public school with a small student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 45% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Women make up 56% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 62 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern University - Glendale landed the # 5 spot on the list. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glendale.

About 45% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 55% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

Women make up 61% of the health professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 47% are male.

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#8

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 90% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Grand Canyon University Report

The University of Texas Medical Branch landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.

Of the 337 students majoring in health professions at UTMB Galveston, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#10

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 255 students majoring in health professions at UH, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Health Professions students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX
12 Parker University Dallas, 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 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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