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Public health at Southern Miss

Southern Miss graduates about 47 public health majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 174th of 328 schools we score for public health, a solid program at 53 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $47,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.81×). Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

53/100Solid#174 of 328 for public health →
Graduates a year472% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$47,0000.81× the same major nationally
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate99%whole school

Around Southern Miss

Cook Library
Cook Library - panoramioPhoto: Aaron Manning · CC BY 3.0 · source
Owings-Mcquagge Hall
Owings-Mcquagge Hall - panoramioPhoto: Aaron Manning · CC BY 3.0 · source
Bennett Auditorium on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi in Ha
USM Bennett AuditoriumPhoto: Dudemanfellabra · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
USM Campus, Hattiesburg
Student Union - The Hub (3298934722)Photo: hattiesburgmemory · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where public health happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 49 · Dorm 9 · Chapel 7 · Athletics 3 · Arts 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the public health ranking

  1. Saint Francis University 53
  2. St Catherine University 53
  3. Hawaii Pacific University 53
  4. Appalachian State University 53
  5. Texas State University 52
  6. University of Nebraska at Omaha 52
  7. Pitzer College 52
  8. Roanoke College 52

Other strong majors at Southern Miss

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Southern Miss with every school we score in public health. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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