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

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

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate 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 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.

Full Public Health at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Arizona

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at San Antonio is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Women make up 75% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at The University of Texas at San Antonio Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Texas Health Science Center is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. UNT Health Science Center is a small public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public health programs. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

About 57% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 43% are male.

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

New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas Medical Branch did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.

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

Full Public Health at The University of Texas Medical Branch Report

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

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

The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. UT Tyler is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tyler.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

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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 15 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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