2025 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Ranked #18 in popularity, allied health professions is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 72 master's degrees in allied health professions to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on allied health professions students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of allied health professions students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt allied health professions students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized allied health professions related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Allied Health Professions Schools

The allied health school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi.

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

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

Top Mississippi Schools for a Master's in Allied Health

1

University of Mississippi
University, MS

18 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in allied health professions has to check out University of Mississippi. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in allied health professions from University of Mississippi

2

Mississippi College
Clinton, MS

35 Annual Graduates

$106,726 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Mississippi College if you wish to pursue a master's degree in allied health professions. Located in the suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the allied health program earn an average of $106,726 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Mississippi College

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	737
Georgia	190	265
Virginia	182	387
North Carolina	178	566
Tennessee	166	410
Alabama	151	137
Kentucky	147	161
Louisiana	147	101
South Carolina	146	242
Arkansas	121	102
West Virginia	112	95

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Allied Health Professions Related Rankings by Major

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Allied Health Professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Physician Assistant	53
Athletic Training	12
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology	4
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	3

Majors Similar to Allied Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	163
Public Health	128
Communication Sciences	105
Health & Medical Administrative Services	87
Mental & Social Health Services	83
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.