2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Public Health is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 20,721 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,129 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general public health. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general public health programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general public health program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree general public health students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 6 doctorate’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M College Station General Public Health Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general public health students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Arizona General Public Health Report

#3

American InterContinental University - Online

Schaumburg, Illinois

#5 in overall quality

$12,846 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American InterContinental University - Online. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. American InterContinental University - Online is a private for-profit institution located in Schaumburg, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

AIU Online also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at AIU Online are $12,846, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Public Health at American InterContinental University - Online

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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