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2023 Best Public Health Schools in Texas

17 Colleges
$34,879 Avg Salary
$28,722 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

In 2020-2021, 602 degrees and certificates were awarded to public health students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Public Health Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Texas to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Public Health Schools in Texas

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 Texas. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

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#2

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Wesleyan University is a great place for public health students. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Texas Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Texas. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means West Coast University - Dallas is a great place for public health students. West Coast University - Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public Health Schools in Texas 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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. UNT Health Science Center is a small public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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#7

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.

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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public health students. It came in at #8 on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas Medical Branch did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.

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#10

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

With a ranking of #10, Lamar University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Public Health Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 457
Oklahoma 76
New Mexico 81

Public Health is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 17 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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