2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the 21st most popular major in the country with 56,273 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, family, consumer and human sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,430 and had an average of $24,438 in loans still to pay off.

Across Mississippi, there were 767 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,225 and $23,035 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 53 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,447 and $43,355 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in family, consumer and human sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality family, consumer and human sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the family, consumer and human sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in Mississippi

#1

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$25,099 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in University, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Ole Miss Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#2

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

#3 in overall quality

$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 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $48-$75k list. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Miss, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896.

Full Southern Miss Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#3

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$23,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. 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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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Income $48-$75k)

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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