2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in the Southwest Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 20,721 people earned their degree in general public health, making the major the 42nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,129 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,385 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general public health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general public health programs and cost less that 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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 17 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 306 bachelors’s general public health degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree general public health students list, NAU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Arizona University is $12,915 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general public health students.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general public health degrees to 118 students in 2019-2020.
SHSU also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Public Health students per year to attend Sam Houston State University.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general public health degrees to 231 students in 2019-2020.
UTSA also made our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $13,853 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Public Health students per year to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s general public health degrees to qualified students.
Tarleton also made our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for Tarleton is $18,979 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general public health students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American InterContinental University - Online. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Schaumburg, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general public health degrees to 55 students in 2019-2020.
AIU Online also took the #16 spot in our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend American InterContinental University - Online is $12,585 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Public Health students.
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Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general public health students in 2019-2020.
SWOSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,891 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Public Health students per year to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University.
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Texas State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Public Health students.
South University, Austin ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Round Rock, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general public health degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
South University, Austin also made our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #15. The estimated yearly cost for South University, Austin is $23,470 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general public health students.
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general public health degrees to 78 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree general public health students list, UT Arlington has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Arlington is $14,246 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general public health students.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,145 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Public Health students per year to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Read full report on General Public Health at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 25 bachelors’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Commerce also took the #13 spot in our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce is $13,017 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Public Health students.
With a ranking of #12, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general public health degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general public health students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Langston University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Langston University is a public institution located in Langston, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree general public health students list, Langston University has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Langston University is $12,131 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Public Health students.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 114 bachelors’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,023 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Public Health students per year to attend UT Austin.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Read full report on General Public Health at The University of Texas at Austin
University of Arizona landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 209 bachelors’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general public health students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Public Health at University of Arizona
Schreiner University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Schreiner University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kerrville, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Schreiner University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Schreiner University is $22,370 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general public health students.
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general public health degrees to 164 students in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $19,057 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general public health students per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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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%.
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- *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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