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2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

9 Colleges
$61,096 Avg Salary
$21,203 Avg Student Debt

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.

View our full ranking methodology.

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.

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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.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

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.

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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.

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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
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 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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