2023 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Texas
Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, public health students earned 2,111 degrees and certificates from a Texas school, making the subject the 5th in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Texas
Check out the public health master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
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 Texas for public health students working on their master’s degree. UTHealth is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Wesleyan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Texas Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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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 Texas list. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Coast University - Dallas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. West Coast University - Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Texas. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of North Texas Health Science Center came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UNT Health Science Center is a small public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
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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. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.
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The University of Texas at Austin 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 #8 on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
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With a ranking of #9, Lamar University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.
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The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #10 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UT Tyler is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tyler.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 1,067 |
Oklahoma | 312 |
New Mexico | 159 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Health
Public Health is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Public Health Focus Areas
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 15 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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