2023 Most Popular Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Public Health Basic 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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which basic certificate 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.
2023 Most Popular Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Basic Certificate Colleges.
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Our analysis found Central New Mexico Community College to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southwest Region . CNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.
About 98% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 3% are male.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Central Arizona College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Southwest Region . Pinal County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Coolidge.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dine College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Dine College is a small public school located in the remote area of Tsaile.
About 78% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 22% are male.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona Western College landed the # 4 spot on the list. AWC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Yuma.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 67% of the public health majors at the school.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #6, Paradise Valley Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Paradise Valley Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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St. Mary’s University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate public health programs. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 2,111 |
| Arizona | 1,067 |
| Oklahoma | 312 |
| New Mexico | 159 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 8 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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