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Most Popular Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas

2023 Most Popular Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas

25 Colleges
$33,398 Avg Salary
$28,678 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree School for You

Public Health is the #29 most popular major in Texas with 2,111 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in Texas to see which bachelor's 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 bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Texas.

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Texas. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 21% are male.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at UT Austin take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,805. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $274.

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Out of the 25 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 77% of the public health majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public health majors at UTSA accumulate an average of around $23,989 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $128.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

Women make up 80% of the public health majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public health majors at Texas A&M College Station accumulate an average of around $19,081 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $347, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 25 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 159 students majoring in public health at UT Arlington, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 108 students majoring in public health at SHSU, 7% are male and 93% are female.

On average, public health graduates from SHSU take out $29,128 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $147, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of Houston - Downtown ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 93% of the public health majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public health majors at UH Downtown accumulate an average of around $31,977 in student debt.

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#7

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 22% are male.

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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 88% of the public health majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public health majors at UTEP accumulate an average of around $28,477 in student debt.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree public health programs. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.

About 65% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#10

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

With a ranking of #10, Texas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

Of the 31 students majoring in public health at Texas State, 26% are male and 74% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public health majors at Texas State accumulate an average of around $26,219 in student debt.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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 25 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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