by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Public Health. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Public Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Southern Mississippi. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in public health, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Southern Miss paid an average of $600 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $488 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,786 | $10,786 |
| Fees | $110 | $110 |
public health who receive their master’s degree from Southern Miss make an average of $55,512 a year during the early days of their career. That is 12% higher than the national average of $49,599.
Southern Miss does not offer an online option for its public health master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Southern Miss Online Learning page.
About 79.3% of the students who received their Master’s in public health in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 76.2%.
Around 44.8% of public health master’s degree recipients at Southern Miss in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 29 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 26 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 8 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 9 |
| Nursing | 44 |
*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.
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