2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) in Mississippi

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Social Work is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 56,762 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi doctor’s degree social work students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) in Mississippi

#1

Jackson State University

Jackson, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$9,445 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Jackson State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Jackson, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s social work degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Jackson State also took 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 more about Social Work at Jackson State University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k)

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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