General Public Health at University of Mississippi

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

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and approximately 21,014 students attend the school each year.

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

Ole Miss General Public Health Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Ole Miss General Public Health Rankings

General Public Health Student Demographics at Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss General Public Health Master’s Program

50% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general public health each year. Ole Miss does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Mississippi with a master's in general public health.

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

Community Health and Preventive Medicine

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general public health 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 University of Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,010	$94,800
Community Health Workers	710	$32,880

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
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