by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Mississippi” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,927 and had an average of $20,846 in loans still to pay off.
Across Mississippi, there were 8,779 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,946 and $17,794 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,122 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,502 and $27,577 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Mississippi” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in health professions. That schools that top this list have a program in health professions in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Mississippi”.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi University for Women landed the #1 spot on the list. Mississippi University for Women is a small public school situated in Columbus, Mississippi. It awarded 519 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Carey University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Mississippi list. This medium-sized school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 176 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mississippi. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Mississippi. Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 715 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Mississippi list. Southern Miss is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 353 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi College landed the #5 spot on the list. Mississippi College is located in Clinton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 137 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Delta State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Mississippi ranking. Delta State University is located in Cleveland, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
Alcorn State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Mississippi ranking. Alcorn State, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
Jackson State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Mississippi ranking. Jackson State is a medium-sized school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 58 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health Professions at Jackson State University
With a ranking of #9, Belhaven University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Mississippi list. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jackson, Mississippi. It awarded 53 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Blue Mountain College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Mississippi ranking. This small school is located in Blue Mountain, Mississippi, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Mississippi Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Mississippi list. Mississippi Valley State University is a small school located in Itta Bena, Mississippi that handed out 2 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health Professions at Mississippi Valley State University
Mississippi State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Mississippi ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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