57 Best Public Health schools in Texas

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Public Health. A graph of 4.71M citations received by 127K academic papers made by 57 universities in Texas was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Public Health

#38 in the United States

#44 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,699
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1900

2. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Public Health

#40 in the United States

#46 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

3. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Public Health

#59 in the United States

#68 in North America

Enrollment: 5,048
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1972

4. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Public Health

#61 in the United States

#70 in North America

Enrollment: 2,501
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1943

5. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Public Health

#62 in the United States

#72 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

6. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Public Health

#70 in the United States

#80 in North America

Enrollment: 355
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1941

7. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Public Health

#89 in the United States

#103 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,640
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

8. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Public Health

#107 in the United States

#124 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

9. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Public Health

#109 in the United States

#127 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,315
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1891

10. University of Houston

Houston

For Public Health

#127 in the United States

#147 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

11. University of North Texas

Denton

For Public Health

#148 in the United States

#169 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 91%

12. Rice University

Houston

For Public Health

#153 in the United States

#175 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,587

13. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Public Health

#197 in the United States

#222 in North America

Enrollment: 4,890
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

14. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Public Health

#199 in the United States

#224 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 86%

15. Baylor University

Waco

For Public Health

#202 in the United States

#228 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $49,727

16. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Public Health

#211 in the United States

#237 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 91%

17. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Public Health

#216 in the United States

#243 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 82%

18. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Public Health

#218 in the United States

#245 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 980
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 88%

19. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Public Health

#242 in the United States

#271 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,792

20. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Public Health

#248 in the United States

#277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1040
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 84%

21. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Public Health

#250 in the United States

#281 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,344
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1970

22. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Public Health

#264 in the United States

#297 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $9,678
Enrollment: 15,664

23. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Public Health

#267 in the United States

#300 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

24. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Public Health

#318 in the United States

#355 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1263
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,005

25. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Public Health

#371 in the United States

#415 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1070
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $11,699

26. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Public Health

#387 in the United States

#431 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1393
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,264

27. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Public Health

#396 in the United States

#442 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,687

28. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Public Health

#408 in the United States

#454 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 84%

29. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Public Health

#421 in the United States

#468 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 99%

30. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Public Health

#427 in the United States

#474 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 94%

31. University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Tyler

For Public Health

#466 in the United States

#514 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1947

32. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Public Health

#479 in the United States

#527 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

33. Texas College

Tyler

For Public Health

#502 in the United States

#551 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $10,901
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $10,182

34. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Public Health

#507 in the United States

#556 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 91%

35. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Public Health

#527 in the United States

#577 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 900
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 98%

36. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Public Health

#538 in the United States

#589 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 90%

37. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Public Health

#549 in the United States

#601 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 92%

38. Austin College

Sherman

For Public Health

#578 in the United States

#631 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $24,777

39. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Public Health

#585 in the United States

#638 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 76%

40. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Public Health

#588 in the United States

#641 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

41. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Public Health

#610 in the United States

#665 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 940
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 97%

42. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Public Health

#616 in the United States

#671 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 86%

43. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Public Health

#628 in the United States

#683 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

44. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Public Health

#645 in the United States

#700 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 96%

45. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Public Health

#647 in the United States

#702 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 96%

46. Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio

For Public Health

#711 in the United States

#773 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $17,961
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,246

47. Abilene Christian University

Abilene

For Public Health

#717 in the United States

#779 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,311

48. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Public Health

#750 in the United States

#813 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $21,246

49. St. Mary's University

San Antonio

For Public Health

#792 in the United States

#855 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $20,562

50. Angelo State University

San Angelo

For Public Health

#802 in the United States

#867 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 96%

51. University of Houston - Victoria

Victoria

For Public Health

#822 in the United States

#888 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1087
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 86%

52. University of North Texas at Dallas

Dallas

For Public Health

#881 in the United States

#948 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 905
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 97%

53. University of Dallas

Irving

For Public Health

#907 in the United States

#975 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,221

54. Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls

For Public Health

#914 in the United States

#982 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $10,415
Enrollment: 5,573

55. Lubbock Christian University

Lubbock

For Public Health

#950 in the United States

#1019 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $25,351

56. Sul Ross State University

Alpine

For Public Health

#966 in the United States

#1035 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1016
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 89%

57. Saint Edward's University

Austin

For Public Health

#1016 in the United States

#1087 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1133
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $28,351

Closest to Texas states to learn Public Health

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	10	138
New Mexico	5	72
Louisiana	16	65
Arkansas	11	121
Kansas	9	101
Mississippi	9	157
Colorado	16	43
Missouri	19	30
Arizona	8	33
Nebraska	7	103
Alabama	16	37
Iowa	10	41
Utah	7	31
Illinois	45	20
Tennessee	24	52
South Dakota	7	239
Kentucky	16	58
Georgia	29	19
Indiana	25	63
Minnesota	22	12
Wisconsin	22	15
Nevada	4	142
Florida	35	26
South Carolina	17	64
North Dakota	4	170
Ohio	39	27
North Carolina	28	6
Michigan	22	4
California	92	7
Montana	4	124
Idaho	5	147
West Virginia	10	105
Virginia	30	57
District of Columbia	8	66
Maryland	23	2
Pennsylvania	67	11
Oregon	16	60
New Jersey	19	28
Washington	18	3
New York	96	5
Connecticut	19	13
Vermont	5	90
Massachusetts	52	1
Rhode Island	7	42
New Hampshire	7	96
Maine	10	201
Puerto Rico	12	273
Alaska	4	190
Hawaii	5	92