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

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Finding the Best Public Health Doctor'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's 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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center the most popular school in the Southwest Region for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. UOHSC is a small public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

Of the 28 students majoring in public health at UOHSC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Public Health at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Southwest Region . University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Women make up 72% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at University of Arizona Report

Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 65% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means American InterContinental University - Online is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. AIU Online is a large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.

Of the 16 students majoring in public health at AIU Online, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UTHealth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 89% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Report

Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

About 63% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 38% are male.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of North Texas Health Science Center ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public school with a small student population.

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

The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public college with a small student population.

Full Public Health at The University of Texas Medical Branch Report

Northern Arizona University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

Read full report on Public Health at Northern Arizona University

Best Public Health Colleges by State

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

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 10 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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