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.
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2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the public health doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
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 large city of Oklahoma City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UOHSC are $22,154 per year.
Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #4.
Read full report on Public Health at Texas A&M University - College Station
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a great value for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNM are $20,487 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNM also did well on our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin also made our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #3.
Read full report on Public Health at The University of Texas at Austin
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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTHealth are $34,558 a year.
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American InterContinental University - Online ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. AIU Online is a large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.
AIU Online graduate students pay an average of $12,904 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Public Health at American InterContinental University - Online
University of Arizona ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 per year.
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.
UNT Health Science Center graduate students pay an average of $30,961 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Public Health at University of North Texas Health Science Center
Best 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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