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2023 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$51,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You

Public Health is the #25 most popular major in the country with 40,596 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Public Health Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston the best school in the Southwest Region for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, UTHealth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, TX

Out of the 25 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Wesleyan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Texas Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Coast University - Dallas landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Dallas, West Coast University - Dallas is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 5 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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University of North Texas Health Science Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Baylor University

Waco, TX

With a ranking of #7, Baylor University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public health programs. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,111
Arizona 1,067
Oklahoma 312
New Mexico 159

One of 30 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Public Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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