You’ve always loved helping people and found an interest in those sluggish science classes. Whether you prefer to diagnose, treat, or prevent, it’s obvious healthcare is the place for you.
In healthcare, you need others, and they definitely need you. The healthcare industry added 271,000 new positions last year, and the upward trend is continuing in 2014. Job boards have already seen a 16% increase in healthcare job postings compared to this time last year*.
There's a shortage of healthcare professionals worldwide. With an overall aging population and the increasing complexity of the healthcare system, the time has never been better to be a trained and qualified healthcare professional. If it’s time to start your healthcare career, up, up and away!
*HealthECareers, http://www.healthecareers.com/article/healthcare-job-outlook-most-new-jobs-projected/174918University of Mississippi offers 49 Healthcare degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a remote town. In 2019, 1,473 Healthcare students graduated with students earning 751 Bachelor's degrees, 427 Doctoral degrees, 277 Master's degrees, and 18 Certificates.
University of Southern Mississippi offers 37 Healthcare degree programs. It's a large, public, four-year university in a small city. In 2019, 705 Healthcare students graduated with students earning 448 Bachelor's degrees, 194 Master's degrees, 32 Doctoral degrees, and 31 Certificates.
Hinds Community College offers 30 Healthcare degree programs. It's a large, public, two-year college in a outlying town. In 2019, 840 Healthcare students graduated with students earning 431 Certificates, and 409 Associate's degrees.
Northwest Mississippi Community College offers 20 Healthcare degree programs. It's a medium sized, public, two-year college in a faraway town. In 2019, 638 Healthcare students graduated with students earning 446 Certificates, and 192 Associate's degrees.
If you want to make a difference in the lives of animals, the College of Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi State is a great place to start. Its Animal Health Center serves over 29,000 small animals, exotics, wildlife, horses, and livestock animals each year, so students get plenty of hands-on training to complement their top-notch academic studies. The university also is committed to advancing the discipline through student research and outreach – from administering vaccinations at local animal shelters to spending the summer in Uganda studying animal health challenges . You may even find yourself learning how to make models of spinal and skull injuries using the latest 3-D printer technology. Historically, the College of Veterinary Medicine has awarded the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree and masters/doctoral degrees in specialized fields of veterinary medical science. But in 2010, the College began offering a bachelor’s in veterinary medical technology in response to a national shortage of qualified workers in this field. Years later, the program still reports 100 percent job placement of graduates.
Mississippi College offers 24 Healthcare degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2019, 306 Healthcare students graduated with students earning 251 Bachelor's degrees, and 55 Master's degrees.
Belhaven University offers 9 Healthcare degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2019, 146 Healthcare students graduated with students earning 75 Bachelor's degrees, 60 Master's degrees, and 11 Certificates.
Alcorn State University offers 4 Healthcare degree programs. It's a small, public, four-year university in a remote rural area. In 2019, 49 Healthcare students graduated with students earning 34 Bachelor's degrees, 10 Associate's degrees, and 5 Master's degrees.
School | Average Tuition | Student Teacher Ratio | Enrolled Students | |
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University of Mississippi University, MS | 19 : 1 | 21,617 | |
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University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS | 21 : 1 | 14,133 | |
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Hinds Community College Raymond, MS | 28 : 1 | 11,827 | |
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS | 32 : 1 | 8,954 | |
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Meridian Community College Meridian, MS | 25 : 1 | 3,402 | |
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Holmes Community College Goodman, MS | 41 : 1 | 5,529 | |
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Mississippi University for Women Columbus, MS | 20 : 1 | 2,811 | |
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William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS | 28 : 1 | 5,040 | |
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Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS | 32 : 1 | 4,768 | |
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Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia, MS | 35 : 1 | 7,537 | |
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Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS | 23 : 1 | 22,226 | |
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Pearl River Community College Poplarville, MS | 27 : 1 | 5,157 | |
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Antonelli College-Jackson Jackson, MS | |||
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Northeast Mississippi Community College Booneville, MS | 30 : 1 | 3,606 | |
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Coahoma Community College Clarksdale, MS | 23 : 1 | 1,808 | |
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Jones County Junior College Ellisville, MS | 32 : 1 | 4,536 | |
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Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson, MS | 30 : 1 | 3,113 | |
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East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS | 39 : 1 | 3,832 | |
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Mississippi Delta Community College Moorhead, MS | 25 : 1 | 2,516 | |
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Concorde Career College-Southaven Southaven, MS | 86 : 1 | 342 |