2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Public Health is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 20,721 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Mississippi, there were 141 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 72 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,447 and $43,355 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general public health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general public health programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general public health program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi master’s degree general public health students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in Mississippi (With Aid)

#1

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$10,896 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 29 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Public Health at University of Southern Mississippi

#2

Mississippi University for Women

Columbus, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$7,525 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi University for Women. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Columbus, Mississippi, and it awarded 18 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

MUW also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi University for Women are $7,525, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Mississippi University for Women General Public Health Report

#3

Jackson State University

Jackson, Mississippi

#3 in overall quality

$9,445 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Jackson State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Jackson, Mississippi, and it awarded 25 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Jackson State also made our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Jackson State are $9,445, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Public Health at Jackson State

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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