2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate 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 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates 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 graduate certificate. UOHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UOHSC are $22,154 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great value for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Medical Branch landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTMB Galveston are $21,997 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great value for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OSU are $24,175 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of New Mexico - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 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.
UNM graduate students pay an average of $20,487 in tuition and fees each year.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275 per year.
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University of North Texas Health Science Center landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public health programs. Located in the city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT Health Science Center are $30,961 a year.
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University of Arizona landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public health programs. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 per year.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTSA are $27,560 a year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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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 9 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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