2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Health Doctor'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.
The Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for public health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the public health doctor's 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 a Doctorate in Public Health
Our 2023 rankings named University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center the best value school in the Southwest Region for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. UOHSC is a small public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.
UOHSC graduate students pay an average of $22,154 in tuition and fees each year.
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 Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of New Mexico - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNM are $20,487 per year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin also took the #4 spot in our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTHealth are $34,558 a year.
American InterContinental University - Online came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at AIU Online are $12,904 per year.
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University of Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 per year.
University of North Texas Health Science Center ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT Health Science Center are $30,961 per year.
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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 |
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Majors Related to Public Health
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 8 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).
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