by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a degree. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in Mississippi ranking is part of that endeavor.
In This Year's Value Report:
Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones have the best value Master's Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
When determining the value of a school in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in Mississippi ranking, we first look at its average net price of a student coming from a family that makes over $110k a year. The net price is defined as the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that the student receives. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a good education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
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Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named William Carey University the best value (income over $110k) school in Mississippi for students working on their master’s degree. William Carey University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, William Carey University is ranked #3 for quality in the state of Mississippi.
A rank of #2 on our Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in Mississippi list means Mississippi State University is a great place for students working on their degree. Mississippi State is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Mississippi State University is ranked #1 for quality in the state of Mississippi.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in Mississippi list. Ole Miss is a large public school situated in University, Mississippi.
Not only is University of Mississippi a great value, but it is also ranked #2 in Mississippi for overall quality.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belhaven University. It ranked #4 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in Mississippi list. Belhaven University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Jackson, Mississippi.
Not only is Belhaven University a great value, but it is also ranked #5 in Mississippi for overall quality.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi University for Women. It ranked #5 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in Mississippi list. MUW is a small public school situated in Columbus, Mississippi.
Not only is Mississippi University for Women a great value, but it is also ranked #7 in Mississippi for overall quality.
Mississippi College landed the #6 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in Mississippi ranking. MC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Clinton, Mississippi.
Not only is Mississippi College a great value, but it is also ranked #4 in Mississippi for overall quality.
Delta State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in Mississippi list. Delta State University is located in Cleveland, Mississippi and has a small student population. It is a public school.
Delta State University has the honor of being ranked #8 in Mississippi for overall quality on top of being a good value.
University of Southern Mississippi ranked #8 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in Mississippi list. University of Southern Mississippi is a fairly large public school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Southern Mississippi is ranked #6 for quality in the state of Mississippi.
Jackson State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in Mississippi list. Jackson State is a public institution located in Jackson, Mississippi.
Jackson State University has the honor of being ranked #9 in Mississippi for overall quality on top of being a good value.
With a ranking of #10, Alcorn State University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in Mississippi list. Alcorn State is a public institution located in Alcorn State, Mississippi.
Alcorn State University has the honor of being ranked #10 in Mississippi for overall quality on top of being a good value.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.