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2023 Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$10,392 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,865 Avg Salary

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Texas to see which master's degree 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value 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 value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center the best value school in Texas for public health students working on their master’s degree. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TTUHSC are $9,080 per year.

Full Public Health at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Texas. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTHealth are $10,409 per year.

Read full report on Public Health at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means West Coast University - Dallas is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. West Coast University - Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

West Coast University - Dallas graduate students pay an average of $10,735 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 15 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $10,733 a 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 #3 for overall quality for public health in Texas.

Read full report on Public Health at Texas A&M University - College Station

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas Health Science Center. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UNT Health Science Center is a small public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT Health Science Center are $11,039 per year.

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#6

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

With a ranking of #6, Lamar University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.

Lamar University graduate students pay an average of $8,411 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public health programs. UT Tyler is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tyler.

UT Tyler graduate students pay an average of $8,110 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Health at The University of Texas at Tyler Report

With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. UTEP is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UTEP are $7,166 a year.

Read full report on Public Health at The University of Texas at El Paso

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 #9 on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Austin are $12,050 a year.

UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

Full Public Health at The University of Texas at Austin Report

#10

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public health programs. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas State are $9,060 per year.

Full Public Health at Texas State University Report

Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,067
Oklahoma 312
New Mexico 159

Public Health is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Public Health Focus Areas

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

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 15 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

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