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2023 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Public Health Master'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our analysis found University of Arizona to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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

Read full report on Public Health at University of Arizona

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Women make up 81% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at Grand Canyon University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Of the 96 students majoring in public health at Texas A&M College Station, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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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 master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

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 Arizona State University - Skysong

#6

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 5% are male.

Full Public Health at Baylor University Report

University of North Texas Health Science Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 48 students majoring in public health at UNT Health Science Center, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full Public Health at University of North Texas Health Science Center Report

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 31% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

#9

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 82% of the public health majors at the school.

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West Coast University - Dallas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Dallas, West Coast University - Dallas is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 20% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at West Coast University - Dallas

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 26 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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