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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Texas

23 Colleges
$34,879 Avg Salary
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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.

The Most Popular Public Health Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in Texas to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Texas.

Our analysis found The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. 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 A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas Health Science Center. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Texas list. UNT Health Science Center is a small public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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#4

Baylor University

Waco, TX

The excellent programs at Baylor University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Texas. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.

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The excellent programs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Texas. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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#6

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public health programs. Lamar University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.

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With a ranking of #7, West Coast University - Dallas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. West Coast University - Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.

Read full report on Public Health at West Coast University - Dallas

#8

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Wesleyan University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Texas Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public health programs. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

Full Public Health at The University of Texas at Austin Report

With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Southwest Region

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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 23 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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