2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in Mississippi

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 237,745 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,979 and had an average of $27,144 in loans still to pay off.

Across Mississippi, there were 909 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,436 and $27,785 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 53 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,447 and $43,355 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in computer and information sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer and information sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer and information sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences (Income $30-$48k) 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 Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Mississippi State is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 23 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer & Information 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 are $23,950.

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#2

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

$10,896 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 5 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Miss, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

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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