2027 Best Value General Special Education Schools in Mississippi
[General Special Education](/majors/education/special-education/general-special-education/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find the best return on investment for general special education students.
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2027 Best Value General Special Education Schools in Mississippi
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general special education degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value General Special Education Schools
University Of Mississippi Main Campus tops our 2027 list of the best value general special education schools in Mississippi. Located in the town of University, University Of Mississippi Main Campus is a very large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $9,772, compared with $28,600 for out-of-state students. General Special Education graduates carry a median of $22,444 in student loans. Early-career general special education graduates make about $50,876. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 97%.
Mississippi State University came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value general special education schools. Mississippi State University is a very large public school located in the town of Mississippi State. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $10,202, compared with $27,637 for out-of-state students. General Special Education graduates carry a median of $22,302 in student loans. Early-career general special education graduates make about $41,377. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 78%.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of Southern Mississippi earned it the #3 place for general special education. University Of Southern Mississippi is a large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg. Students from in state pay about $9,998 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $11,998. General Special Education graduates carry a median of $25,415 in student loans. Early-career general special education graduates make about $52,338. That is a strong return on a $25,415 median debt. The acceptance rate is 99%.
Students looking for strong value in general special education will find it at Mississippi College, which ranked #4. Located in the suburb of Clinton, Mississippi College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $23,500. Typical student debt for general special education graduates is $25,510. Soon after graduation, general special education degree recipients from Mississippi College generally make around $42,738. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 29% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 4 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
