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Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services School for You

With 36,762 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, health sciences & services is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 76 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Sciences & Services program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Tulsa Technology Center the most popular school in the Southwest Region for health sciences & services students. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the city of Tulsa.

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Out of the 76 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Central New Mexico Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great place for health sciences & services students. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health sciences & services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Health Sciences & Services at University of the Incarnate Word Report

Texas Woman’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health sciences & services students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Texas Woman’s University Report

Houston Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health sciences & services programs. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

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With a ranking of #9, West Texas A&M University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences & services students. West Texas A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.

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With a ranking of #10, Clovis Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences & services students. Clovis Community College is a small public school located in the town of Clovis.

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With a ranking of #11, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences & services students. UTSA is a very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Health Sciences & Services students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX
13 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
14 Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX
14 Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX

Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences & services schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 264
Texas 2,394
Oklahoma 982
New Mexico 584

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, health sciences & services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Health Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 30,811
General Health & Wellness 5,951

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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