2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Political Science & Government is the 21st most popular major in the country with 48,597 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government 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 Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Mississippi is a large school located in University, Mississippi that handed out 5 masters’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss also took the #1 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ole Miss are $25,099, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Ole Miss Political Science & Government Report

#2

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$10,896 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s political science students in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 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 University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Southern Miss

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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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