by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Mississippi” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 977,800 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, health professions is the 2nd most popular major in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 517 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,248 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Mississippi” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered 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 colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi master’s degree health professions students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’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 63 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Mississippi. Mississippi College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Clinton, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 57 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #3 spot on the list. Southern Miss is a fairly large school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 121 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Belhaven University landed the #4 spot on the list. Belhaven is located in Jackson, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Mississippi list. Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
University of Mississippi landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Mississippi ranking. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 152 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
William Carey University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Mississippi list. William Carey University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 24 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Alcorn State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’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 masters’s health professions degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Delta State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Mississippi list. Delta State University is a small public school situated in Cleveland, Mississippi. It awarded 5 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Mississippi Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’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 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Strayer University - Mississippi did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Mississippi ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this small private for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
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Mississippi State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Mississippi ranking. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified masters’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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