2024 Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

a doctor's degree in public health is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #32 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of public health. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 10 doctor's degrees in public health during the 2020-2021 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 public health students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of public health students who choose to seek a doctor'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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for public health to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public health related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for public health students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Public Health in Mississippi

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

Top Mississippi Schools for a Doctorate in Public Health

1

University of Mississippi
University, MS

It is hard to beat University of Mississippi if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in public health. Ole Miss is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of University.More information about a doctorate in public health from University of Mississippi

2

Jackson State University
Jackson, MS

10 Annual Graduates

Jackson State University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in public health. Jackson State is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Jackson.More information about a doctorate in public health from Jackson State University

Best Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	54
Virginia	127	20
Georgia	126	64
North Carolina	115	13
Louisiana	103	19
Tennessee	102	12
Alabama	98	3
South Carolina	91	17
Kentucky	87	7
Arkansas	58	4
West Virginia	49	1

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Public Health Related Rankings by Major

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Public Health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Health Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Public Health	10

Most Popular Majors Related to Public Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	228
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	184
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	113
Nursing	50
Dentistry	35
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	15
Communication Sciences	11
Health & Medical Administrative Services	10

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.