by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 40,596 people earned their degree in public health, making the major the 26th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,158 and had an average of $27,396 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 3,760 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,564 and $26,554 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 55 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in public health. That schools that top this list have a program in public health in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dine College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region list. Tsaile, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s public health degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tohono O’Odham Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Sells, Arizona, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s public health students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Health at Tohono O’Odham Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Career College - Houston Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 6 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Health at Florida Career College - Houston Campus
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s public health students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Health at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s public health degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Health at Oklahoma City Community College
Arizona Western College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Arizona Western College is a public institution located in Yuma, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Austin Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 7 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Central New Mexico Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region list. CNM is a fairly large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 2 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Health at Central New Mexico Community College
With a ranking of #9, University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region list. UNM Gallup is located in Gallup, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s public health degrees to qualified students.
Navarro College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Corsicana, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s public health students in 2020-2021.
McLennan Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s public health students in 2020-2021.
Scottsdale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. This medium-sized school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Health at Scottsdale Community College
Paradise Valley Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Paradise Valley Community College is a medium-sized school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 0 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Health at Paradise Valley Community College
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
.jpg){kind=link}