2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Health Graduate 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.
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The Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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 Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health
Our analysis found University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . UOHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.
UOHSC graduate students pay an average of $22,154 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #1 for overall quality for public health in the Southwest Region .
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Medical Branch is a great value for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTMB Galveston are $21,997 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OSU are $24,175 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a great value for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college 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.
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With a ranking of #6, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, University of North Texas Health Science Center did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public school with a small student population.
UNT Health Science Center graduate students pay an average of $30,961 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
University of Arizona graduate students pay an average of $33,644 in tuition and fees each year.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTSA are $27,560 a year.
Request InformationBest Public Health Colleges by State
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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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 9 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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