by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Economics Major in Mississippi” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 49,055 people earned their degree in economics, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,736 and had an average of $22,046 in loans still to pay off.
Across Mississippi, there were 63 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,513 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Economics Major in Mississippi” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in economics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their economics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Economics Major in Mississippi”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Economics Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Southern Mississippi is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 8 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Economics Major in Mississippi list. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Economics Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s economics degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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