2025 Best Health Care Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Health Care Management is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #64 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Health Care Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 441 associate degrees in health care management during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Health Care Management School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of health care management for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality health care management program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to health care management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of health care management students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health care management related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for health care management students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Health Care Management Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Health Care Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Health Care Management in the Southwest Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for health care management students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for an Associate in Health Care Management

1

Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, OK

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City is a wonderful option for individuals interested in an associate degree in health care management. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, OSU-OKC is a public university with a small student population.More information about a associate in health care management from Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City

2

Pima Medical Institute - Tucson
Tucson, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

253 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in health care management needs to look into Pima Medical Institute - Tucson. PMI Tucson is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Tucson.More information about a associate in health care management from Pima Medical Institute - Tucson

3

The College of Health Care Professions - Northwest
Houston, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in health care management has to take a look at The College of Health Care Professions - Northwest. CHCP - Northwest is a small private for-profit college located in the large city of Houston.More information about a associate in health care management from The College of Health Care Professions - Northwest

4

Community Care College
Tulsa, OK

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Community Care College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in health care management. Located in the city of Tulsa, Community Care College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a associate in health care management from Community Care College

5

Southwest University at El Paso
El Paso, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

45 Annual Graduates

Southwest University at El Paso is a small private for-profit university located in the large city of El Paso.More information about a associate in health care management from Southwest University at El Paso

6

Pima Medical Institute - Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Phoenix, PMI Phoenix is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.More information about a associate in health care management from Pima Medical Institute - Phoenix

7

Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Albuquerque, PMI Albuquerque is a private for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a associate in health care management from Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque

Best Health Care Management Colleges by State

Explore the best health care management schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	420	23
Arizona	349	228
New Mexico	255	0
Oklahoma	222	60

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Rankings in Majors Related to Health Care Management

Health Care Management is one of 23 different types of Health & Medical Administrative Services programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	407
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	336
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary	79
Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist	73
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	73
Health Information Management	41
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	25
Clinical Research Coordinator	25
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	22
Medical Office Management/Administration	8

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.