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Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi

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

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Finding the Best Health Professions Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was the most popular one in Mississippi. In total, 6,374 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Mississippi.

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The Most Popular Health Professions Master'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 12 schools in Mississippi to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Our 2023 rankings named University of Mississippi the most popular school in Mississippi for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 92% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Southern Mississippi helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Mississippi. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 79% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 12 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi University for Women landed the # 3 spot on the list. MUW is a small public school located in the remote town of Columbus.

Women make up 94% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#4

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

Out of the 12 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi College landed the # 4 spot on the list. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Clinton.

Of the 57 students majoring in health professions at MC, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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#5

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Out of the 12 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Belhaven University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Jackson.

Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Jackson State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 92% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#7

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

William Carey University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. William Carey University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

About 92% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#8

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, MS

Alcorn State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Alcorn State is a small public school located in the rural area of Alcorn State.

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#9

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

Delta State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Delta State University is a small public school located in the town of Cleveland.

Women make up 60% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Mississippi Valley State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Located in the town of Itta Bena, Mississippi Valley State University is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 18,617
West Virginia 5,590
South Carolina 7,283
Florida 49,046
Virginia 17,510
Arkansas 6,286
Alabama 12,636
Kentucky 10,991
Georgia 15,658
Tennessee 13,576
Louisiana 7,992

Health Professions Majors to Study

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
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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