2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Physical Sciences is the 18th most popular major in the country with 52,879 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,122 and had an average of $22,339 in loans still to pay off.

Across Mississippi, there were 444 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,200 and $21,823 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,708 and $105,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physical sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physical sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi doctor’s degree physical sciences students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in Mississippi (With Aid)

#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 Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid list. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s physical sciences degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physical Sciences at University of Southern Mississippi

#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$23,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Mississippi State University is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Mississippi State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State University are $23,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at Mississippi State

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (With Aid)

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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