2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 51 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.
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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 88% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 12% are male.
Out of the 51 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
Of the 106 students majoring in health professions at UT Arlington, 11% are male and 89% are female.
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Out of the 51 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the # 3 spot on the list. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Women make up 73% of the health professions majors at the school.
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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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the large city of San Antonio.
Of the 69 students majoring in health professions at UT Health San Antonio, 41% are male and 59% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.
Of the 61 students majoring in health professions at UT Rio Grande Valley, 20% are male and 80% are female.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 62% of the health professions majors at the school.
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The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 35 students majoring in health professions at UT Dallas, 46% are male and 54% are female.
Texas Woman’s University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 94% of the health professions majors at the school.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.
About 33% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 67% are male.
The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.
Of the 32 students majoring in health professions at UTSA, 16% are male and 84% are female.
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 Related Majors
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.
- 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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