2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Public Health is the 27th most popular major in the country with 38,020 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,740 and had an average of $35,895 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 3,473 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,224 and $31,210 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 71 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in public health. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public health programs that also have a lower cost than 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 public health program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree public health students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Austin Community College District

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$11,596 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 10 associates’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $11,596 for southwest region associate degree public health students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Public Health at Austin Community College District

#2

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$10,450 Average Net Price

$22,329 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Dona Ana did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NMSU Dona Ana is $10,450 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Public Health students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full NMSU Dona Ana Public Health Report

#3

Arizona Western College

Yuma, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$11,228 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona Western College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Arizona Western College is a public institution located in Yuma, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at AWC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona Western College is $11,228 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Public Health students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full AWC Public Health Report

#4

Florida Career College - Houston Campus

Houston, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$23,906 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Career College - Houston Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Florida Career College - Houston Campus is a private for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida Career College - Houston Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.

Read full report on Public Health at Florida Career College - Houston Campus

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $75-$110k)

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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