Which Southwest University at El Paso associate's program has the lowest debt?

Allied Health and Medical Assisting graduates leave with a median of $18,250 in federal loans, the lowest among 7 Southwest University at El Paso associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Southwest University at El Paso cost?

Tuition and fees are $16,000 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $16,906 a year.

How many Southwest University at El Paso programs report graduate pay?

3 bachelor's programs and 7 associate's programs at Southwest University at El Paso report first-year pay, and 9 of them also report federal debt.

Southwest University at El Paso Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private for-profit university
El Paso, TX
2,073 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

7 Southwest University at El Paso associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($74,637), and Allied Health and Medical Assisting the least ($24,117). The median program pays $30,423. Southwest University at El Paso also has 3 bachelor's programs that report pay.

Tuition and fees$16,000Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$16,906Per year

Graduation rate59%Within 6 years

All 3 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Texas" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Texas. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Texas
1	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsGraduates a year not reported	$86,211	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 7
2	Other BusinessGraduates a year not reported	$36,583	$40,101	$53,230	1st of 1
3	Public HealthGraduates a year not reported	$31,612	$33,621	$57,101	12th of 14

Program names link to the program's own page, and Texas ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Texas programs in the field do too.

All 7 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Texas" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Texas. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Texas
1	NursingAbout 36 graduates a year	$74,637	Not reported	$46,551	14th of 49
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 49 graduates a year	$51,809	$61,551	$44,863	27th of 36
3	AccountingAbout 18 graduates a year	$33,024	$28,877	$20,000	4th of 5
4	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 49 graduates a year	$30,423	$33,010	$26,496	5th of 5
5	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 59 graduates a year	$27,925	$34,193	$20,000	12th of 12
6	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 86 graduates a year	$25,851	$27,304	$20,000	6th of 6
7	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 311 graduates a year	$24,117	$28,943	$18,250	20th of 20

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$74,637
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$51,809
Accounting$33,024
Medical Laboratory Science$30,423
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$27,925

Lowest median debt

Allied Health and Medical Assisting$18,250
Accounting$20,000
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$20,000
Health and Medical Administration$20,000
Medical Laboratory Science$26,496

Largest programs

Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 311 graduates a year
Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 86 graduates a year
Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 59 graduates a year
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 49 graduates a year
Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 49 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $74,637 in their first year, the most of 7 Southwest University at El Paso associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Texas rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels