2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 48,597 people earned their degree in political science and government, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, political science and government graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,977 and had an average of $22,822 in loans still to pay off.

Across Mississippi, there were 270 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,100 and $25,042 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,708 and $105,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in political science and government. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality political science and government programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the political science and government program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi doctor’s degree political science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income $30-$48k) in Mississippi

#1

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$25,099 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Making $30-$48k 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 awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s political science students in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ole Miss are $25,099, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Ole Miss

#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$23,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Mississippi State University is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State are $23,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income $30-$48k)

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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