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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Mississippi ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard. This list is proof that you shouldn't avoid normally high-priced schools, since the actual price may be very affordable if you qualify for financial aid.
In This Year's Value Report:
After analyzing 10 schools in Mississippi, we came up with our list of those that offered the best value Master's Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. In the next few paragraphs, we'll talk a little about what we use in our analysis and why.
To calculate the value of a school in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Mississippi ranking, we first consider its average net price, which is the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that 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.
Find out more about our best value ranking methodology.
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 analysis found William Carey University to be the best value (with aid) school for master’s degrees in Mississippi in this year’s ranking. William Carey University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
William Carey University has the honor of being ranked #3 in Mississippi for overall quality on top of being a good value.
A rank of #2 on our Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Mississippi list means University of Mississippi is a great place for students working on their degree. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Mississippi is ranked #2 for quality in the state of Mississippi.
The quality degree programs at Mississippi State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Mississippi. This large public school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi.
Mississippi State University has the honor of being ranked #1 in Mississippi for overall quality on top of being a good value.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi University for Women. It ranked #4 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Mississippi list. This small public school is located in Columbus, Mississippi.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Mississippi University for Women is ranked #7 for quality in the state of Mississippi.
The quality degree programs at University of Southern Mississippi helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Mississippi. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Not only is University of Southern Mississippi a great value, but it is also ranked #6 in Mississippi for overall quality.
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Mississippi College landed the #6 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Mississippi ranking. MC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clinton, Mississippi.
Mississippi College has the honor of being ranked #4 in Mississippi for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Delta State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Mississippi ranking. Cleveland, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. 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.
Belhaven University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Mississippi ranking. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
Not only is Belhaven University a great value, but it is also ranked #5 in Mississippi for overall quality.
With a ranking of #9, Jackson State University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Mississippi list. Jackson State University is a medium-sized public school located in Jackson, Mississippi.
Not only is Jackson State University a great value, but it is also ranked #9 in Mississippi for overall quality.
With a ranking of #10, Alcorn State University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Mississippi list. Alcorn State, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Alcorn State University is ranked #10 for quality in the state of Mississippi.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.