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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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$61,096 Avg Salary
$21,203 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online public health graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for public health students working on their graduate certificate. UOHSC is a small public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

About 54% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 46% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas Health Science Center landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 63% of the public health majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a great place for public health students working on their online graduate certificate. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces.

Women make up 67% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for public health students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Public Health at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Northeastern State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Southwest Region . NSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Tahlequah.

Full Public Health at Northeastern State University Report

Explore the most popular online 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

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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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