2023 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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 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 master’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, UTHealth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Wesleyan University is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Texas Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
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Out of the 25 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC 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 West Coast University - Dallas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Dallas, West Coast University - Dallas is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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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 #5 on this year’s 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 medium-sized city of College Station.
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University of North Texas Health Science Center landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’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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Baylor University 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 #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized 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 came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #9, Arizona State University - Tempe 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 Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Arizona State University - Skysong 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 Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.
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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 |
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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).
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