2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region
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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” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general public health program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 38 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree general public health students list, TTUHSC has also earned the #3 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 TTUHSC are $19,056.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas Health Science Center. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas Health Science Center is a public institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 57 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT Health Science Center not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT Health Science Center are $20,453, 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 Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 89 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Grand Canyon University also took the #9 spot 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 132 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.
UTHealth also took the #1 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 Health Science Center at Houston are $32,904, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general public health degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
UOHSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center are $22,122, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Northern Arizona University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 NAU are $19,489.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 17 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.
UNM also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s general public health students in 2019-2020.
UTEP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 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 UTEP are $16,180.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 15 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU also made our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. 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.
With a ranking of #10, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 238 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona also made our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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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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