2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Geography Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,476 people earned their degree in geography, making the major the 144th most popular in the United States.

Across Mississippi, there were 16 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,447 and $43,355 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geography programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the geography program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The geography 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 “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi”.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography in Mississippi

#1

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$10,896 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s geography students in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss also made our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896.

Read more about Geography at University of Southern Mississippi

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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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