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2023 Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

13 Colleges
$30,540 Avg Salary
$23,619 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Dine College

Tsaile, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Dine College the most popular school in the Southwest Region for public health students working on their associate degree. Dine College is a small public school located in the rural area of Tsaile.

Women make up 70% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at Dine College

The in-demand associate degree programs at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 91% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Austin Community College District helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Southwest Region . Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

About 43% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 57% are male.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Career College - Houston Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Florida Career College - Houston Campus is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

On average, public health graduates from Florida Career College - Houston Campus take out $19,916 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#4

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, OK

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oklahoma City Community College is a great place for public health students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, OCCC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in public health at OCCC, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Arizona Western College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their associate degree. AWC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Yuma.

Full Public Health at Arizona Western College Report

Central New Mexico Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. CNM is a large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

Read full report on Public Health at Central New Mexico Community College

Tohono O’Odham Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Tohono O'Odham Community College is a small public school located in the remote area of Sells.

Read full report on Public Health at Tohono O’Odham Community College

#9

Navarro College

Corsicana, TX

Navarro College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Corsicana, Navarro College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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McLennan Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Waco, MCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Public Health at McLennan Community College Report

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 13 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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