2024 Best General Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi

If you pursue a master's degree in general public health, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #16 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 65 master's degrees in general public health during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Public Health School for Your Master's Degree

The general public health master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality general public health program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general public health students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general public health students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general public health related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general public health students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Public Health Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Public Health in Mississippi

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general public health.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Master's in General Public Health

1

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general public health has to check out University of Southern Mississippi. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general public health from University of Southern Mississippi

2

Mississippi University for Women
Columbus, MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Mississippi University for Women if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general public health. MUW is a small public university located in the remote town of Columbus.More information about a master’s in general public health from Mississippi University for Women

3

Jackson State University
Jackson, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Jackson State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general public health. Jackson State is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Jackson.More information about a master’s in general public health from Jackson State University

Best General Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	643
Georgia	370	339
North Carolina	334	394
Virginia	331	484
Tennessee	313	168
Kentucky	268	84
South Carolina	260	15
Alabama	258	313
Louisiana	250	96
Arkansas	187	48
West Virginia	164	87

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Public Health

General Public Health is one of 12 different types of Public Health programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to General Public Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Health Services Administration	13
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	6
Environmental Health	2

Notes and References

• 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.
• 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.