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2023 Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$76,078 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 40,596 public health students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the public health doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Public Health

Our analysis found The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston to be the best school for public health students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, UTHealth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center landed the # 2 spot on the list. UOHSC is a small public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

With a ranking of #6, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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University of North Texas Health Science Center came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public college with a small student population.

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American InterContinental University - Online landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree public health programs. AIU Online is a large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,111
Arizona 1,067
Oklahoma 312
New Mexico 159

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Public Health 22,778
Public Health Education and Promotion 4,563
Other Public Health 3,432
Health Services Administration 3,119
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 2,272
International Public Health/International Health 1,599
Environmental Health 1,344
Behavioral Aspects of Health 814
Health/Medical Physics 258
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 211
Maternal and Child Health 163
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 43

Majors Similar to Public Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Article 25 Flickr.

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