2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid

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 “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 38,020 people earned their degree in public health, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States. 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 Texas, there were 1,795 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,470 and $34,236 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in Texas (With Aid)

#1

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public health degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

Read more about Public Health at UT Austin

#2

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s public health degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Public Health Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (With Aid)

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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