2024 Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region

If you plan on majoring in community health and preventive medicine, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #281 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 82 degrees in community health and preventive medicine to qualified students.

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Pick Your Community Health and Preventive Medicine Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Community Health and Preventive Medicine in the Southwest Region

The schools below may not offer all types of community health and preventive medicine degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Southwest Region Schools in Community Health and Preventive Medicine

1

University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in community health and preventive medicine has to look into University of the Incarnate Word. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a degree in community health and preventive medicine from University of the Incarnate Word

2

Arizona Western College
Yuma, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

28.6% Growth in Graduates

Arizona Western College is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in community health and preventive medicine. Located in the city of Yuma, AWC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a degree in community health and preventive medicine from Arizona Western College

Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Colleges by State

Explore the best community health and preventive medicine schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	905	11
Arizona	670	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Community Health and Preventive Medicine

One of 12 majors within the Public Health area of study, Community Health and Preventive Medicine has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Community Health and Preventive Medicine

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Public Health	2,382
Public Health Education and Promotion	586
Behavioral Aspects of Health	286
Health Services Administration	230
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene	79
Environmental Health	56
Health/Medical Physics	45
International Public Health/International Health	12
Maternal and Child Health	2

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
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