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

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Finding the Best Public Health Master'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 Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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.

Check out the public health master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our analysis found University of Arizona to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Women make up 77% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at University of Arizona Report

Out of the 34 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Out of the 34 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

Women make up 81% of the public health majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Of the 96 students majoring in public health at Texas A&M College Station, 26% are male and 74% are female.

Read full report on Public Health at Texas A&M University - College Station

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 46% are male.

Full Public Health at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

#6

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public health programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 5% are male.

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University of North Texas Health Science Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 48 students majoring in public health at UNT Health Science Center, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full Public Health at University of North Texas Health Science Center Report

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 31% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

#9

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public health programs. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 82% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at Lamar University Report

With a ranking of #10, West Coast University - Dallas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Dallas, West Coast University - Dallas is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 20% are male.

Full Public Health at West Coast University - Dallas Report

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 26 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.

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