Social Work is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #3 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 109 master's degrees in social work to qualified students.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on social work students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of social work students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How easy is it for social work to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized social work related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for social work students working on their master's degree.
The social work 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 the Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Social Work in Mississippi
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in social work.
Top Mississippi Schools for a Master's in Social Work
Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in social work needs to check out Jackson State University. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public university with a medium-sized student population.
Students who graduate with their master's from the social work program state that they receive average early career earnings of $38,927.
University of Southern Mississippi is a great option for students interested in a master's degree in social work. Southern Miss is a large public university located in the small city of Hattiesburg.
Those social work students who get their master's degree from University of Southern Mississippi receive $2,308 more than the standard social work graduate.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
