2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in Mississippi

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Social Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 205,726 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across Mississippi, there were 654 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,733 and $27,359 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 40 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,447 and $43,355 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social sciences 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 social sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The social sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi master’s degree social sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in Mississippi

#1

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$25,099 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Mississippi is a large school located in University, Mississippi that handed out 12 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Sciences at Ole Miss

#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$23,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $75-$110k. Mississippi State University is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 15 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Full Mississippi State Social Sciences Report

#3

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

$10,896 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #3 spot on the list. Southern Miss is a fairly large school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 11 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Sciences at Southern Miss

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k)

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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