2025 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Ranked #3 in popularity, health professions is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of health professions. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 694 master's degrees in health professions during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Health Professions School for Your Master's Degree

The health professions master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality health professions program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to health professions students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other health professions students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for health professions to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health professions related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for health professions students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Health Professions Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Health Professions in Mississippi

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in health professions.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Master's in Health Professions

1

University of Mississippi
University, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

276 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Mississippi if you want to pursue a master's degree in health professions. Ole Miss is a fairly large public university located in the town of University.More information about a master’s in health professions from University of Mississippi

2

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

109 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Southern Mississippi if you want to pursue a master's degree in health professions. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in health professions from University of Southern Mississippi

3

Mississippi College
Clinton, MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

92 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in health professions has to check out Mississippi College. MC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Clinton.More information about a master’s in health professions from Mississippi College

4

Mississippi University for Women
Columbus, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

53 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in health professions has to take a look at Mississippi University for Women. MUW is a small public university located in the remote town of Columbus.More information about a master’s in health professions from Mississippi University for Women

5

Delta State University
Cleveland, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Delta State University is a small public university located in the remote town of Cleveland.More information about a master’s in health professions from Delta State University

6

Jackson State University
Jackson, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

50 Annual Graduates

Jackson State is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Jackson.More information about a master’s in health professions from Jackson State University

7

Belhaven University
Jackson, MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

59 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in health professions from Belhaven University

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	34	7,102
Virginia	33	3,848
Georgia	32	3,440
Tennessee	32	2,717
North Carolina	31	3,245
Kentucky	31	2,266
West Virginia	30	646
Alabama	30	3,213
Louisiana	30	1,577
South Carolina	30	1,097
Arkansas	30	717

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Health Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	163
Public Health	128
Communication Sciences	105
Health & Medical Administrative Services	87
Mental & Social Health Services	83
Allied Health Professions	72
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	38
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	11
Medical Science	4
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.