2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in Mississippi (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Anthropology is the 77th most popular major in the country with 12,008 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, anthropology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $24,661 and had an average of $23,289 in loans still to pay off.

Across Mississippi, there were 50 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,447 and $43,355 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in anthropology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent anthropology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the anthropology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in Mississippi (With Aid)

#1

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$23,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid list. Mississippi State University is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 9 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State are $23,950.

Read more about Anthropology at Mississippi State University

#2

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

$25,099 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mississippi. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss also took the #0 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099.

Full Ole Miss Anthropology Report

#3

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$10,896 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #3 spot on the list. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Anthropology at University of Southern Mississippi

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology (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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