by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Economics Major in Mississippi” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Economics is the 19th most popular major in the country with 49,055 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,736 and had an average of $22,046 in loans still to pay off.
Across Mississippi, there were 63 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Economics Major in Mississippi” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in economics. To top this list, a school must have a successful economics program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Economics Major in Mississippi” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi economics students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Economics Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Tougaloo College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tougaloo, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 degrees to qualified ’s economics students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Economics Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #2 spot on the list. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s economics degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Economics Major in Mississippi. Southern Miss is a fairly large school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 13 ’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Millsaps College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Economics Major in Mississippi list. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified ’s economics students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Economics Major in Mississippi list. Mississippi State University is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 7 ’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Strayer University - Mississippi landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Economics Major in Mississippi ranking. Jackson, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s economics degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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