2023 Best Public Health Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Public Health School for You
Public Health is the #16 most popular major in the country with 19,473 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Best Public Health Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Public Health Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Public Health Colleges.
Top 10 Best Public Health Schools
Our analysis found The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston to be the best school for public health students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . UTHealth is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Wesleyan University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Public Health Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Texas Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a great place for public health students. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Coast University - Dallas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Public Health Schools in the Southwest Region list. West Coast University - Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Public Health Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public school with a small student population.
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Best Public Health Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of North Texas Health Science Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public health students. It came in at #7 on the list. UNT Health Science Center is a small public school located in the city of Fort Worth.
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Baylor University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #9 on this year’s Best Public Health Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
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The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked #10 on this year’s Best Public Health Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.
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Best Public Health Colleges by State
Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 602 |
Arizona | 457 |
Oklahoma | 76 |
New Mexico | 81 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Health
Public Health is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Public Health
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 66,964 |
Medicine | 28,629 |
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 24,774 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 17,335 |
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 16,952 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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