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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

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.

The Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 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 Public Health program at each school on the list.

Check out the public health master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Mississippi.

Our analysis found University of Southern Mississippi to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Mississippi. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 61% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at University of Southern Mississippi Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in public health at Jackson State, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Full Public Health at Jackson State University Report

#3

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Clinton.

Of the 13 students majoring in public health at MC, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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Out of the 6 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi University for Women landed the # 4 spot on the list. MUW is a small public school located in the remote town of Columbus.

About 75% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#5

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Out of the 6 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Mississippi Valley State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Located in the remote town of Itta Bena, Mississippi Valley State University is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Mississippi Valley State University

Best Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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 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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