2023 Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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 2023 rankings named The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston the best school in the Southwest Region for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 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 very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.
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University of North Texas Health Science Center landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree public health programs. Located in the 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 2,111 |
Arizona | 1,067 |
Oklahoma | 312 |
New Mexico | 159 |
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Public Health Related Rankings by Major
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.
Public Health Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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).
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