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

Political Science & Government is the 21st most popular major in the country with 48,597 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

This year’s “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in political science and government. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great political science and government programs and 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 political science and government program at the school. 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 Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in Mississippi (With Aid)

#1

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$25,099 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid list. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s political science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss also took the #2 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’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 Political Science & Government Report

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s political science students in 2019-2020.

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

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Mississippi State University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (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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