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2023 Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Schools in Texas

4 Colleges
$30,540 Avg Salary
$23,619 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Associate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Texas to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Austin Community College District the most popular school in Texas for public health students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in public health at Austin Community College District, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Florida Career College - Houston Campus is a great place for public health students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Houston, Florida Career College - Houston Campus is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, public health graduates from Florida Career College - Houston Campus take out $19,916 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 4 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, McLennan Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. MCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Waco.

Full Public Health at McLennan Community College Report

#3

Navarro College

Corsicana, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Navarro College is a great place for public health students working on their associate degree. Navarro College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Corsicana.

Full Public Health at Navarro College Report

Best Public Health Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 4 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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