2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for General Education for a Doctorate
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Ranked Colleges
46
Degrees Awarded
$23,500
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for General Education for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Education is the 31st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Mississippi, there were 407 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for General Education for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for General Education for a Doctorate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for General Education for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi doctor’s degree vets studying general education.
Top 2 Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for General Education for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general education students in 2020-2021.
Southern Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list.Of the 14,606 students enrolled at Southern Miss, 351 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 226 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,605. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southern Miss]](/colleges/university-of-southern-mississippi/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mississippi. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for General Education for a Doctorate. Ole Miss is a large school located in University, Mississippi that handed out 27 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ole Miss, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking.Among the 21,014 students enrolled at University of Mississippi, 46 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,346. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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