2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi” 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” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general public health program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in Mississippi

#1

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$10,896 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi. University of Southern Mississippi is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 29 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss also made our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896.

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. Located in Columbus, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified masters’s general public health students in 2019-2020.

MUW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MUW are $7,525, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full MUW General Public Health Report

#3

Jackson State University

Jackson, Mississippi

#3 in overall quality

$9,445 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi list. Jackson State University is a public institution located in Jackson, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Jackson State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Jackson State University are $9,445, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Public Health at Jackson State University

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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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