2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Psychology for a Doctorate

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Psychology for a Doctorate” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 141,695 general psychology students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country.

Across Mississippi, there were 1,069 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Psychology for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general psychology programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general psychology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Psychology for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Psychology for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi

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University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

351 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Psychology for a Doctorate. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Southern Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list.Our most recent data shows that 351 of the 14,606 students enrolled at Southern Miss were GI Bill® students, of which 226 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,605. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Miss offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

1,170 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Psychology for a Doctorate. Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Mississippi State also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Mississippi State supports 22,986 students, and 1,170 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 676 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,684. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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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

Footnotes

• *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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