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2023 Most Popular Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

8 Schools Ranked

A healthcare student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Mississippi to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
413 Total Awards
$9,048 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Mississippi the most popular school in Mississippi for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 413 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.

Online graduate courses are available at Ole Miss, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 24% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#2

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
182 Total Awards
$12,235 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means William Carey University is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 182 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 53% of those degree recipients were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at William Carey University. In 2019-2020 about 58% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
42 Total Awards
$9,204 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern Mississippi is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. This fairly large public school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 42 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 79% of those degree recipients were women.

Southern Miss does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 86% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

Jackson State University

Jackson, Mississippi
10 Total Awards
$8,445 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Jackson State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Jackson State University is a medium-sized public school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 10 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Jackson State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 78% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#5

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, Mississippi
4 Total Awards
$8,395 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Alcorn State University is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Alcorn State is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Alcorn State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 92% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#6

Delta State University

Cleveland, Mississippi
3 Total Awards
$8,360 Average Tuition & Fees

Delta State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. This small public school is located in Cleveland, Mississippi, and it awarded 3 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Online graduate courses are available at Delta State University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#7

Mississippi University for Women

Columbus, Mississippi
2 Total Awards
$7,756 Average Tuition & Fees

Mississippi University for Women did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. MUW is located in Columbus, Mississippi and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

One thing to take note of is that MUW does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#8

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
$9,220 Average Tuition & Fees

Mississippi State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking.

Mississippi State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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