2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $0-$30k) in Mississippi

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Legal Professions is the 17th most popular major in the country with 61,993 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, legal professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,199 and had an average of $58,026 in loans still to pay off.

Across Mississippi, there were 475 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,033 and $41,472 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,447 and $43,355 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal professions. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal professions programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the legal professions program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi master’s degree legal professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $0-$30k) in Mississippi

#1

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$25,099 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 3 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss also took the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. 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 Legal Professions at Ole Miss

#2

Mississippi College

Clinton, Mississippi

$12,322 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Clinton, Mississippi, and it awarded 1 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MC, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi College are $12,322, 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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