2023 Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Public Health is the 26th most popular major in the country with 40,596 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,158 and had an average of $27,396 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 3,760 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,564 and $26,554 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public health programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public health program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree vets studying public health.
Top 8 Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s public health degrees to qualified students.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Texas A&M College Station supports 70,418 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,925. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M College Station]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-college-station/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health for a Doctorate. UOHSC is a small public school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 28 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOHSC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 102 of the 3,116 students enrolled at UOHSC were GI Bill® students, of which 39 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,853. To help with additional expenses, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UOHSC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UNM also took the #5 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 22,311 students enrolled at UNM, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNM offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health for a Doctorate list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona also made our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, University of Arizona supports 45,601 students, and 2,131 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. To help with additional expenses, 31 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Arizona]](/colleges/university-of-arizona/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #5 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 1 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 50,476 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,893. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public health students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTHealth, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 5,608 students enrolled at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UTHealth]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-health-science-center-at-houston/student-life/veterans/)
American InterContinental University - Online did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #7. Schaumburg, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctorate’s public health degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
AIU Online also took the #8 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 15,415 students enrolled at American InterContinental University - Online, 640 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 665 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,136. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at AIU Online]](/colleges/american-intercontinental-university-online/student-life/veterans/)
University of North Texas Health Science Center landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health for a Doctorate ranking. UNT Health Science Center is a small public school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 1 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
UNT Health Science Center not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 2,329 students enrolled at UNT Health Science Center, 31 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 16 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,530. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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