2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Mississippi

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General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across Mississippi, there were 270 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $64,355 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,708 and $105,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Mississippi

#1

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$25,099 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi list. University of Mississippi is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at Ole Miss

#2

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$10,896 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$67,660 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi list. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s education degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Education at Southern Miss

#3

Delta State University

Cleveland, Mississippi

#3 in overall quality

$8,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delta State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi list. Delta State University is located in Cleveland, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our mississippi doctor’s degree education students list, Delta State University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Delta State University are $8,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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