by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Public Health is the 26th most popular major in the country with 40,596 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,378 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 41 colleges that offer 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree public health students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region. Austin College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sherman, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South University, Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Round Rock, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public health students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Health at South University, Austin
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dine College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region list. Dine College is located in Tsaile, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s public health degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Schreiner University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region. Schreiner University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kerrville, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 269 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region list. Northern Arizona University is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 280 bachelors’s public health degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Central Oklahoma landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Texas at Dallas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. University of North Texas at Dallas is a small public school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 27 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
With a ranking of #10, American InterContinental University - Online did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region list. American InterContinental University - Online is a private for-profit institution located in Schaumburg, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 107 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Houston - Downtown landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public health degrees to 84 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 108 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 351 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 221 bachelors’s public health degrees to qualified 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.
Langston University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Langston University is a small school located in Langston, Oklahoma that handed out 5 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
East Central University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Ada, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public health students in 2020-2021.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public health degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Public Health Report
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 159 bachelors’s public health degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #19, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 218 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read full report on Public Health at Texas A&M University - College Station
Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a public institution located in Commerce, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Health at Texas A&M University - Commerce
Baylor University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor University is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 50 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 68 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public health students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Northeastern State University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking. NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s public health degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public health degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Health at The University of Texas at El Paso
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 47 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Public Health Report
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