2023 Best Value Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Health Basic 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 Value Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for public health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Public Health
Our analysis found Central Arizona College to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southwest Region . Pinal County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Coolidge.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pinal County Community College are $5,160 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Pinal County Community College also did well on our Best Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central New Mexico Community College is a great value for public health students working on their basic certificate. CNM is a large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CNM are $7,540 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona Western College is a great value for public health students working on their basic certificate. AWC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Yuma.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at AWC are $11,250 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 a year.
ASU - Tempe also claimed a spot on our Best Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 2,111 |
| Arizona | 1,067 |
| Oklahoma | 312 |
| New Mexico | 159 |
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Majors Related to Public Health
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 4 schools only.
- 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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