2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Health Doctor'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for public health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 a Doctorate in Public Health
Our 2023 rankings named University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center the best value school in the Southwest Region for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. UOHSC is a small public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.
UOHSC graduate students pay an average of $22,154 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great value for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNM are $20,487 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNM also is in the top 15% of our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTHealth are $34,558 per year.
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American InterContinental University - Online landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree public health programs. AIU Online is a large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at AIU Online are $12,904 per year.
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University of Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 a year.
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University of North Texas Health Science Center landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT Health Science Center are $30,961 per year.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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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 8 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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