2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the public health graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top Southwest Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health
Our analysis found University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center to be the best school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . UOHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Medical Branch. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public school with a small student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Texas Health Science Center is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public college with a small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a very large student population.
University of Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public health programs. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a very large student population.
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public health programs. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.
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Best Public Health Colleges by State
Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
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 9 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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