by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Mississippi” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 40,596 people earned their degree in public health, making the major the 26th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,158 and had an average of $27,396 in loans still to pay off.
Across Mississippi, there were 219 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $30,938 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 86 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,248 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Mississippi” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in public health. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public health.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Mississippi” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Mississippi”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi University for Women. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Mississippi list. Mississippi University for Women is a small school located in Columbus, Mississippi that handed out 12 masters’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Jackson State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Jackson State University is a public institution located in Jackson, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #3 spot on the list. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public health degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Mississippi list. MC is located in Clinton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s public health degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi Valley State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Mississippi. Located in Itta Bena, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s public health students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Health at Mississippi Valley State University
University of Mississippi ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Mississippi list. Ole Miss is a large public school situated in University, Mississippi. It awarded 6 masters’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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