General Public Health at University of Southern Mississippi

If you are interested in studying general public health, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern Mississippi. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students received a bachelor's degree in general public health from Southern Miss.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Miss General Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Public Health
• Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Southern Miss General Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general public health programs across the country. The following shows how Southern Miss performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general public health major at Southern Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Public Health. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Most Popular General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
Best Value General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	59
Best Value General Public Health Schools	69
Most Popular General Public Health Schools	70
Most Popular General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	85
Most Focused General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	86
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	88
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	164
	176
	225
Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	226
Best General Public Health Schools	320
	334

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in general public health from Southern Miss. This makes it the #85 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Southern Miss

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general public health majors at University of Southern Mississippi.

Southern Miss General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

The general public health program at Southern Miss awarded 59 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 12% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Southern Miss General Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 36 students who earned a master's degree in General Public Health from Southern Miss in 2020-2021, 39% were men and 61% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. Southern Miss does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern Mississippi with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Southern Miss also has a doctoral program available in general public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general public health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,010	$94,800
Community Health Workers	710	$32,880

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.