Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

6 Colleges
$61,096 Avg Salary
$21,203 Avg Student Debt

Public Health is the #16 most popular major in the country with 19,473 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in public health at UOHSC, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of North Texas Health Science Center helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Southwest Region . UNT Health Science Center is a small public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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

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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a great place for public health students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Southwest Region . OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

Full Public Health at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

Read More…

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Read More…

Explore the most popular online public health colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 602
Arizona 457
Oklahoma 76
New Mexico 81

More Public Health Rankings in the Southwest Region

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 6 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.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.