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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in Mississippi (With Aid)

3 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$20,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master's in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 48,597 people earned their degree in political science and government, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, political science and government graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,977 and had an average of $22,822 in loans still to pay off.

Across Mississippi, there were 270 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,100 and $25,042 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,447 and $43,355 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in political science and government. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality political science and government programs that also have a lower cost than 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 political science and government program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi master’s degree political science students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in Mississippi (With Aid)

#1

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mississippi. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid. Ole Miss is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ole Miss are $25,099.

Full Ole Miss Political Science & Government Report

#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Mississippi State University is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 1 masters’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State also made our “Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State University are $23,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Political Science & Government at Mississippi State

#3

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s political science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss also took the #2 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896, 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%.

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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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