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2023 Best Value Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$8,401 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,540 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Associate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for public health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the public health associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Public Health

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico State University - Dona Ana the best value school in the Southwest Region for public health students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

NMSU Dona Ana undergraduate students pay an average of $5,664 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Health at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Austin Community College District is a great value for public health students working on their associate degree. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

Austin Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $10,590 in tuition and fees each year.

Austin Community College District excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Read full report on Public Health at Austin Community College District

The excellent associate degree programs at Arizona Western College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the Southwest Region . AWC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Yuma.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at AWC are $11,250 a year.

Full Public Health at Arizona Western College Report

#4

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, OK

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oklahoma City Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, OCCC is a public school with a large student population.

OCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,810 in tuition and fees each year.

OCCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Read full report on Public Health at Oklahoma City Community College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CNM are $7,540 per year.

Full Public Health at Central New Mexico Community College Report

Florida Career College - Houston Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Florida Career College - Houston Campus is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

After completing their Associate Degree, public health graduates from Florida Career College - Houston Campus carry an average student debtload of $19,916.

Full Public Health at Florida Career College - Houston Campus Report

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health colleges 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 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.

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