2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Making $0-$30k

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 “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 56,762 social work students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country.

Across Mississippi, there were 580 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,708 and $105,501 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social work programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social work program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi doctor’s degree social work students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) in Mississippi

#1

Jackson State University

Jackson, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$9,445 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Making $0-$30k list. Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s social work degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Jackson State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Jackson State are $9,445, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Work at Jackson State

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k)

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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