2023 Most Popular Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Mississippi to see which master'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.
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Most Popular Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Mississippi the most popular school in Mississippi for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. Located in University, Mississippi, the large public school awarded 152 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 92% were women.
Ole Miss 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 24% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Southern Mississippi helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Mississippi. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the fairly large public school handed out 121 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Southern Miss does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 86% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Mississippi University for Women helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Mississippi. Columbus, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 63 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 94% were women.
MUW 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 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in Clinton, Mississippi, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 57 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
MC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 43% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belhaven University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Belhaven is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jackson, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 50 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Belhaven. In fact, around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Jackson State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Jackson, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.
Jackson State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. 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.
William Carey University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 24 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students 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.
Alcorn State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, the small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Alcorn State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Delta State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. This small public school is located in Cleveland, Mississippi, and it awarded 5 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.
Delta State University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #10, Mississippi Valley State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. Itta Bena, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Mississippi Valley State University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #11, Mississippi State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.
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.
With a ranking of #11, Strayer University - Mississippi did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, Strayer University - Mississippi is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 12 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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