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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

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its 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 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 doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

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. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the public health majors at the school.

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 . Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 28% are male.

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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. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

About 65% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 35% are male.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American InterContinental University - Online. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 56% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at American InterContinental University - Online

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. UTHealth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

About 89% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 11% are male.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in public health at Texas A&M College Station, 38% are male and 63% are female.

Full Public Health at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

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 doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UNT Health Science Center is a small public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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

The University of Texas at Austin landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree public health programs. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Full Public Health at The University of Texas at Austin Report

Northern Arizona University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

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The University of Texas Medical Branch did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.

Full Public Health at The University of Texas Medical Branch Report

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 602
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 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.

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