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Most Popular Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

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2023 Most Popular Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

3 Colleges
$33,398 Avg Salary
$28,678 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree School for You

Public Health is the #38 most popular major in Mississippi with 219 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Mississippi to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Southern Mississippi to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Mississippi. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

Of the 59 students majoring in public health at Southern Miss, 12% are male and 88% are female.

Public Health majors at Southern Miss take out an average of $33,104 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Southern Mississippi

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mississippi University for Women is a great place for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Columbus, MUW is a public college with a small student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 15% are male.

Full Public Health at Mississippi University for Women Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mississippi Valley State University is a great place for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Mississippi Valley State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Itta Bena.

About 50% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Public Health at Mississippi Valley State University Report

Best Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,455
Virginia 1,071
North Carolina 1,477
Florida 2,030
Tennessee 390
Kentucky 371
South Carolina 859
Louisiana 362
Arkansas 233
Alabama 700
West Virginia 352

One of 30 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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