by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene is the 808th most popular major in the country with 211 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 79 occupational health and industrial hygiene graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in occupational health and industrial hygiene. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their occupational health and industrial hygiene program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 53 ’s occupational health and industrial hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene at University of Central Oklahoma
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Major in the Southwest Region. UH Clear Lake is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UH Clear Lake Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center is a small school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 4 ’s occupational health and industrial hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s occupational health and industrial hygiene degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene at Texas A&M College Station
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