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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

7 Colleges
$33,398 Avg Salary
$28,678 Avg Student Debt

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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American InterContinental University - Online is a great place for public health students working on their online bachelor’s degree. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school 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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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Northeastern State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Southwest Region . NSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote 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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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Texas landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lakeway, Concordia University, Texas is a private not-for-profit school 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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree public health programs. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized 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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#6

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

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 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
Texas 2,111
Arizona 1,067
Oklahoma 312
New Mexico 159

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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 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.

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