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

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Finding the Best Public Health Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Public Health Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools

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 master’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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#2

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, TX

The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas Wesleyan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Southwest Region . Texas Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means West Coast University - Dallas is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Dallas, West Coast University - Dallas is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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University of North Texas Health Science Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Baylor University

Waco, TX

With a ranking of #7, Baylor University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #8 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public health programs. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health colleges 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 25 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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