2026 Best Value Value Schools in Mississippi
[Value](/majors/health-care-professions/bioethics-medical-ethics/nursing-education/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong value education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value value schools.
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2026 Best Value Value Schools in Mississippi
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in value, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Value Schools
William Carey University tops our 2026 list of the best value value schools in Mississippi. Set in the city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $15,480 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for value graduates is $25,079. Soon after graduation, value degree recipients from William Carey University generally make around $85,666. Set against $25,079 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. William Carey University admits about 60% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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