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2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
642 Degrees Awarded
$19,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Public Health is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 20,721 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,129 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 642 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general public health. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general public health programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general public health program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree general public health students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 9 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UTEP General Public Health Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Coast University - Dallas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s general public health degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

West Coast University - Dallas also made our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Coast University - Dallas are $10,914, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Public Health at West Coast University - Dallas

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general public health degrees to 238 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Arizona General Public Health Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus General Public Health Report

#5

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s general public health students in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890.

Read full report on General Public Health at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#6

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general public health degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489.

Full NAU General Public Health Report

With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general public health degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree general public health students with aid list, UT Arlington has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Public Health at The University of Texas at Arlington

#8

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
#9 in overall quality

Grand Canyon University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 89 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree general public health students with aid list, Grand Canyon University has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436.

Read full report on General Public Health at Grand Canyon University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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