by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 68 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public health. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public health.
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The public health school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region public health students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dine College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region list. Dine College is a small school located in Tsaile, Arizona that handed out 38 ’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region. UTHealth is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 187 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 West Coast University - Dallas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 41 ’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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 Austin College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sherman, Texas. It awarded 27 ’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Houston, Texas, this small public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified ’s public health students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Public Health Report
South University, Austin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Round Rock, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified ’s public health students in 2020-2021.
University of North Texas Health Science Center came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of North Texas Health Science Center is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 ’s public health degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Schreiner University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Kerrville, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified ’s public health students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 443 ’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 289 ’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Health at Northern Arizona University
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 277 ’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%.
Tohono O’Odham Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region list. Tohono O’Odham Community College is a small public school situated in Sells, Arizona. It awarded 1 ’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Health at Tohono O’Odham Community College
University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 88 diplomas to qualified ’s public health students in 2020-2021.
American InterContinental University - Online came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Schaumburg, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s public health degrees to 123 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center is a small public school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 55 ’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center Public Health Report
University of North Texas at Dallas ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’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%.
Read more about Public Health at University of North Texas at Dallas
With a ranking of #17, University of Houston - Downtown did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston - Downtown is a fairly large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 84 ’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 112 diplomas to qualified ’s public health students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Health at Sam Houston State University
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 359 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
With a ranking of #20, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 48 ’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Public Health at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Baylor University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor University is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 105 ’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 60 ’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Health at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #23, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 335 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Texas Wesleyan University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Wesleyan is a small school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 9 ’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Langston University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. Langston University is a public institution located in Langston, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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