2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Individualized Major for a Bachelor’s
1
Ranked Colleges
174
Degrees Awarded
$28,300
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Individualized Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies is the 94th most popular major in the country with 9,057 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Mississippi, there were 174 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 174 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,502 and $27,577 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general multi-/interdisciplinary studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general multi-/interdisciplinary studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The individualized major school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Individualized Major for a Bachelor’s”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Individualized Major for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Individualized Major for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Individualized Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
Mississippi State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,170 of the 22,986 students enrolled at Mississippi State University were GI Bill® students, of which 676 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,684. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mississippi State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full Mississippi State Veteran Student Life Report
Focus on a Specific Degree Level
Switch to a More General Major
Switch to a Different Ranking Method
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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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.
Credits
- Credit for the banner image above goes to UTDallas.
college factual
