2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics 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 Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 48,831 people earned their degree in economics, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,295 and had an average of $21,978 in loans still to pay off.

Across Mississippi, there were 60 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,708 and $105,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent economics 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 economics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

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

#1

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$25,099 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in University, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s economics students in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss also made our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ole Miss are $25,099.

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#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid list. Southern Miss is a fairly large school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 9 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

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

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (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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