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2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

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Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate” 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 82 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in public health. To top this list, a school must have a successful public health program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree public health students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 28 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 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%.

Read more about Public Health at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 18 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Arizona Public Health Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public health students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Public Health at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American InterContinental University - Online. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. AIU Online is a private for-profit institution located in Schaumburg, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Public Health at AIU Online

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s public health degrees to qualified students.

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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Public Health at UTHealth

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read more about Public Health at Texas A&M College Station

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University of North Texas Health Science Center landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate ranking. University of North Texas Health Science Center is a public institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. 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.

Read full report on Public Health at University of North Texas Health Science Center

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 1 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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%.

Read full report on Public Health at The University of Texas at Austin

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The University of Texas Medical Branch came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate ranking. Galveston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public health degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full UTMB Galveston Public Health Report

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Northern Arizona University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate ranking. Northern Arizona University is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 289 doctorate’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%.

Read full report on Public Health at Northern Arizona University

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