2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor'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 Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.
Most Popular Online Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Public Health
Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
Women make up 80% of the public health majors at the school.
The average amount in student loans that public health majors at Texas A&M College Station take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,081. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $347.
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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American InterContinental University - Online landed the # 2 spot on the list. AIU Online is a large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.
Of the 107 students majoring in public health at AIU Online, 49% are male and 51% are female.
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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 36 students majoring in public health at ASU - Skysong, 6% are male and 94% are female.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public health graduates from ASU - Skysong carry an average student debtload of $25,919. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $359.
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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NSU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah.
About 87% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 13% are male.
The average amount in student loans that public health majors at NSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $30,728.
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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Concordia University, Texas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Lakeway, Concordia University, Texas is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 4 students majoring in public health at Concordia University, Texas, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces.
About 83% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 17% are male.
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Grand Canyon University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.
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Explore the most popular online public health colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 2,111 |
Arizona | 1,067 |
Oklahoma | 312 |
New Mexico | 159 |
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Public Health Related Majors
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.
Public Health Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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 7 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.