2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology (Income $0-$30k) in Mississippi

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 37,807 people earned their degree in sociology, making the major the 24th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, sociology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,727 and had an average of $23,622 in loans still to pay off.

Across Mississippi, there were 107 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $33,177 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,708 and $105,501 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sociology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the sociology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi doctor’s degree sociology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology (Income $0-$30k) in Mississippi

#1

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$23,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s sociology students in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Sociology 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.

Full Mississippi State Sociology Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology (Income $0-$30k)

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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