by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Texas, there were 2,111 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,879 and $28,722 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,496 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas” ranking analyzed 25 colleges that offered a degree in public health. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public health.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas bachelor’s degree public health students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas list. 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 Texas list. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Public Health Report
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, South University, Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. South University, Austin is a small school located in Round Rock, Texas that handed out 6 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Health at South University, Austin
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Schreiner University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas. Located in Kerrville, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public health students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 269 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 #6, University of North Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public health degrees to 27 students 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 #7, University of Houston - Downtown did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas list. Located in Houston, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 84 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public health students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Sam Houston State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas list. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 108 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #9. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 351 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, 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 97%.
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 159 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas ranking. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 218 bachelors’s public health degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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%.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Public Health Report
Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas list. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public health degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
Baylor University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #14, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 41 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Health at The University of Texas at El Paso
Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #15. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public health degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Concordia University, Texas ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas list. Lakeway, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public health degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Health at Concordia University, Texas
University of the Incarnate Word came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public health degrees to 11 students 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%.
Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #18. Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s public health degrees to qualified students.
University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public health degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Health at University of Houston - Clear Lake
Texas State University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas list. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Texas came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas ranking. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public health students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Texas A&M University - San Antonio came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public health degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
East Texas Baptist University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas ranking. This small school is located in Marshall, Texas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Trinity University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas ranking. Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M International University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Texas ranking. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized school located in Laredo, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Health at Texas A&M International University
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