2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi
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In 2019-2020, 38,020 people earned their degree in public health, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,740 and had an average of $35,895 in loans still to pay off.
Across Mississippi, there were 215 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,667 and $34,528 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 96 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,447 and $43,355 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in public health. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public health programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public health program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi
The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi master’s degree public health students.
Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in Mississippi
Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Southern Mississippi is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 masters’s public health degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Miss, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi University for Women. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi list. Mississippi University for Women is located in Columbus, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s public health degrees to qualified students.
MUW also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi University for Women are $7,525, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi list. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s public health students in 2019-2020.
Jackson State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Jackson State University are $9,445.
Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi College landed the #4 spot on the list. MC is located in Clinton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s public health degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at MC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MC are $12,322, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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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