2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in Mississippi

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In 2019-2020, 205,726 social sciences students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country. 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” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in Mississippi

#1

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 Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Mississippi State University is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

Mississippi State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State University are $23,950.

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#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi list. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our mississippi master’s degree social sciences students list, Ole Miss has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ole Miss are $25,099, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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