Health Professions at Mississippi State University

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at Mississippi State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and approximately 22,986 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from Mississippi State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

Mississippi State Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions

Mississippi State Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at Mississippi State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at Mississippi State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	1,218
	2,574

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in health professions from Mississippi State. This is the #1,181 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Mississippi State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Mississippi State University.

Mississippi State Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

The health professions program at Mississippi State awarded 18 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Mississippi State since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Mississippi State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi State University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mississippi State also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mississippi State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	12
Health & Medical Administrative Services	6

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Registered Nurses	29,860	$58,490
Nursing Assistants	13,850	$23,100
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	12,410	$47,000
Personal Care Aides	9,610	$20,800
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	9,520	$37,930

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.