2021 Best Public Health Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
9Colleges
2,179Bachelor's Degrees
$26,644Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Public Health Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Public Health Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a bachelor's in public health. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public health programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public health program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
As a non-traditional student, you have a lot to consider when it comes to choosing an education. That's why we've developed rankings specifically for you. Check out more major-related rankings here..
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2021 Best Public Health Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Public Health Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Public Health Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Arizona tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southwest Region that are best for non-traditional public health students. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson. University of Arizona also made our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.
The student loan default rate at University of Arizona is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 18,254 students take at least one class online at University of Arizona. 12,642 students are part time.
The University of Texas at Austin earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population. UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Southwest Region list.
The student loan default rate at UT Austin is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 23,198 students at UT Austin that take at least one class online. About 3,479 of the students at UT Austin are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Northern Arizona University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. NAU is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, NAU has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Southwest Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 9,603 students at NAU that take at least one class online. 6,368 of NAU students are attending part time.
University of Central Oklahoma earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCO has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Southwest Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. Approximately 5,223 students take at least one class online at UCO. There are roughly 4,113 part time students in attendance at UCO.
Northeastern State University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. NSU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah. NSU also made our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #8.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 2,922 students at NSU that take at least one class online. About 2,577 of the students at NSU are attending part time.
The University of Texas at San Antonio earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population. UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Southwest Region list.
About 1.4% of UTSA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 20,824 students at UTSA that take at least one class online. About 10,436 of the students at UTSA are attending part time.
Texas State University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Southwest Region ranking.
About 2.0% of Texas State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,921 students at Texas State that take at least one class online. 8,642 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at El Paso as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a very large student population. UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Southwest Region list.
About 2.7% of UTEP students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,163 students take at least one class online at UTEP. About 9,177 of the students at UTEP are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize New Mexico State University - Main Campus as the #9 school in this year's rankings. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces. As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Southwest Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.9%. Approximately 7,734 students take at least one class online at NMSU Main Campus. About 3,478 of the students at NMSU Main Campus are attending part time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 9 schools only.
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 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).
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