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

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Finding the Best Public Health Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in Texas 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 Texas.

Our analysis found The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Read full report on Public Health at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

A rank of #2 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 fairly large public school located in the midsize 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.

Full Public Health at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

#3

Baylor University

Waco, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the midsize 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

Out of the 21 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas Health Science Center landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the 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

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Texas. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college 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

#6

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 #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college 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 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 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.

Full Public Health at West Coast University - Dallas Report

#8

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Wesleyan University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public health programs. Texas Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

Of the 9 students majoring in public health at Texas Wesleyan, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Public Health at Texas Wesleyan University Report

The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at The University of Texas at El Paso Report

With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Public Health at The University of Texas at Austin Report

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 21 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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