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

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$51,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Mississippi to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern Mississippi the most popular school in Mississippi for public health students working on their master’s degree. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

About 61% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 39% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Southern Mississippi

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Jackson State University is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Jackson State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Jackson.

Women make up 82% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at Jackson State University

#3

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Mississippi College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Mississippi. Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 77% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at Mississippi College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mississippi University for Women is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Columbus, MUW is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in public health at MUW, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Read full report on Public Health at Mississippi University for Women

#5

University of Mississippi

University, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Ole Miss is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of University.

Of the 6 students majoring in public health at Ole Miss, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Public Health at University of Mississippi Report

Mississippi Valley State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Mississippi Valley State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Itta Bena.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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 6 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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