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2023 Best Public Health Schools in Mississippi

5 Colleges
$33,082 Avg Salary
$30,938 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

With 96 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public health is the #19 most popular major in Mississippi.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Public Health Schools in Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Public Health Schools in Mississippi

The following schools top our list of the Best Public Health Colleges.

Top Mississippi Schools in Public Health

#1

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Our 2023 rankings named University of Mississippi the best school in Mississippi for public health students. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Public Health Schools in Mississippi list. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Clinton.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mississippi University for Women is a great place for public health students. MUW is a small public school located in the town of Columbus.

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The excellent programs at University of Southern Mississippi helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Mississippi. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Jackson State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Public Health Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Public Health Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 690
Florida 851
Georgia 898
North Carolina 564
Tennessee 242
Kentucky 128
Louisiana 208
Alabama 387
South Carolina 81
Arkansas 59
West Virginia 106

Public Health is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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