2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Epidemiology in the Southwest Region

Epidemiology is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #107 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the most popular for epidemiology students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 176 master's degrees in epidemiology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Epidemiology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in epidemiology matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Epidemiology in the Southwest Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for epidemiology, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Epidemiology Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for epidemiology.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Epidemiology in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in epidemiology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Epidemiology Students Working on Their Master's

1

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX

98 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TX

#1 Best Quality In TX

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston if you wish to pursue a master's degree in epidemiology. Located in the large city of Houston, UTHealth is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in epidemiology in Texas.

There were about 98 epidemiology individuals who graduated with this degree at UTHealth in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in epidemiology from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

2

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

46 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In TX

#2 Best Quality In TX

Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in epidemiology. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the city of College Station. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in epidemiology in Texas.

There were approximately 46 epidemiology individuals who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in epidemiology from Texas A&M University - College Station

3

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK

16 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OK

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center is a popular decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in epidemiology. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public university with a small student population.

There were roughly 16 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at UOHSC in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in epidemiology from University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center

4

University of North Texas Health Science Center
Fort Worth, TX

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In TX

#3 Best Quality In TX

University of North Texas Health Science Center is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in epidemiology. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in epidemiology in Texas.

There were about 8 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at UNT Health Science Center in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in epidemiology from University of North Texas Health Science Center

5

The University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

UTMB Galveston is a small public university located in the fringe town of Galveston.

There were roughly 7 epidemiology individuals who graduated with this degree at UTMB Galveston in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in epidemiology from The University of Texas Medical Branch

6

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In AZ

#1 Best Quality In AZ

University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Tucson. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in epidemiology in Arizona.

There were approximately 1 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in epidemiology from University of Arizona

Best Epidemiology Colleges by State

Explore the most popular epidemiology schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	520	151
Arizona	313	1
Oklahoma	276	14

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Epidemiology Related Rankings by Major

Epidemiology is one of 11 different types of Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Epidemiology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Ecology	15
Marine Biology	15
Evolutionary Biology	8
Population Biology	3
Aquatic Biology/Limnology	2
Environmental Biology	2
Evolutionary Biology	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Ernst Haeckel. More about our data sources and methodologies.