Ranked #18 in popularity, allied health professions is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for allied health professions students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 41 master's degrees in allied health professions to qualified students.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on allied health professions students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of allied health professions students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How much debt allied health professions students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized allied health professions related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for allied health professions students working on their master's degree.
More Ways to Rank Allied Health Professions Schools
The allied health school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi.
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Featured Allied Health Professions Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Take your associate degree in an allied health field to the next level with this specialized transfer friendly online bachelor of science from Southern New Hampshire University.
Every student who is interested in a master's degree in allied health professions has to check out University of Mississippi. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a very large student population.
Soon after graduating, allied health master's recipients generally earn an average of $54,689 at the beginning of their careers.
It is hard to beat Mississippi College if you want to pursue a master's degree in allied health professions. Located in the suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Allied Health Professions master's degree recipients from Mississippi College earn a boost of about $24,107 over the typical income of allied health professions majors.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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.
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