2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in the Southwest Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Doctorate 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.
Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center landed the #2 spot on the list. UOHSC is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s general public health degrees to qualified students.
UOHSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center are $22,122, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas Health Science Center. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. UNT Health Science Center is a small school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 6 doctorate’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT Health Science Center also made our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas Health Science Center are $20,453, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on General Public Health at University of North Texas Health Science Center
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 4 doctorate’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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 Doctorate in the Southwest Region. American InterContinental University - Online is located in Schaumburg, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s general public health degrees to qualified students.
AIU Online not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Public Health Doctor’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 American InterContinental University - Online are $12,846.
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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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