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2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid

10 Ranked Colleges
476 Degrees Awarded
$20,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Getting Aid

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In 2019-2020, 38,020 people earned their degree in public health, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,740 and had an average of $35,895 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 1,795 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,470 and $34,236 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 476 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public health programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public health program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in Texas (With Aid)

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTEP, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Health at The University of Texas at El Paso

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 7 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Austin Public Health Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, West Coast University - Dallas landed the #3 spot on the list. West Coast University - Dallas is a small private for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 8 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at West Coast University - Dallas, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at West Coast University - Dallas are $10,914.

Read full report on Public Health at West Coast University - Dallas

#4

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#11 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid. Lamar University is a public institution located in Beaumont, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Lamar University Public Health Report

#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s public health students in 2019-2020.

Texas State also made our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040.

Read full report on Public Health at Texas State

Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 91 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

Read more about Public Health at Texas A&M College Station

The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking. UT Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 1 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas at Arlington Public Health Report

University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 1 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Clear Lake also made our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Clear Lake are $19,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Health at UH Clear Lake

#9

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, Texas
#9 in overall quality

Texas Wesleyan University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s public health students in 2019-2020.

Texas Wesleyan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Wesleyan University are $16,992.

Read more about Public Health at Texas Wesleyan University

#10

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Baylor University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Baylor University is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 15 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #6 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Health at Baylor

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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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