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 “Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” 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 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 “Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public health. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students 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 “Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree public health students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dine College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate. This small school is located in Tsaile, Arizona, and it awarded 20 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate. New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 11 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico State University - Dona Ana Public Health Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Health at Austin Community College District
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma City Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate. This fairly large school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 6 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Career College - Houston Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Florida Career College - Houston Campus is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 6 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Florida Career College - Houston Campus Public Health Report
Arizona Western College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. AWC is located in Yuma, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s public health degrees to qualified students.
Central New Mexico Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s public health students in 2020-2021.
Tohono O’Odham Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Tohono O’Odham Community College is a small school located in Sells, Arizona that handed out 1 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Health at Tohono O’Odham Community College
Paradise Valley Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Health at Paradise Valley Community College
Navarro College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Corsicana, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s public health degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Scottsdale Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Scottsdale Community College is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s public health degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Public Health at Scottsdale Community College
With a ranking of #9, McLennan Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. MCC is a public institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Health at McLennan Community College
University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus is a small school located in Gallup, New Mexico that handed out 0 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Health at University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus
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