2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (Income $48-$75k) in Mississippi

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 31,080 people earned their degree in mathematics, making the major the 32nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, mathematics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,066 and had an average of $21,378 in loans still to pay off.

Across Mississippi, there were 137 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,447 and $43,355 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in mathematics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mathematics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mathematics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (Income $48-$75k) in Mississippi

#1

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$10,896 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s math students in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss also made our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Mathematics at Southern Miss

#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi

$23,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $48-$75k list. Mississippi State University is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 4 masters’s math degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State are $23,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (Income $48-$75k)

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).
• 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

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• 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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