2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi

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Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 183,889 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,496 and had an average of $36,227 in loans still to pay off.

Across Mississippi, there were 1,078 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,500 and $35,436 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 58 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,708 and $105,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent psychology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the psychology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology 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 Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi list. Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Miss, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$25,099 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Mississippi is a large school located in University, Mississippi that handed out 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss also took the #2 spot in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ole Miss are $25,099, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Ole Miss Psychology Report

#3

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi

#3 in overall quality

$23,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi. Mississippi State is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 6 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State also made our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State are $23,950.

Full Mississippi State Psychology Report

#4

Jackson State University

Jackson, Mississippi

#4 in overall quality

$9,445 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi list. Jackson, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Jackson State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Jackson State are $9,445, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Jackson State Psychology Report

#5

Mississippi College

Clinton, Mississippi

#5 in overall quality

$12,322 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi list. Mississippi College is located in Clinton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi College are $12,322, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full MC Psychology Report

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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).
• 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nevit Dilmen.

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