2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) in Mississippi

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

With 56,762 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, social work is the 8th most popular major in the United States.

Across Mississippi, there were 580 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 100 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,447 and $43,355 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in social work. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social work programs that also have a lower cost than 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.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) in Mississippi

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Southern Mississippi is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 46 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss also took the #2 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. 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.

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#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school awarded 54 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students in 2019-2020.

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

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k)

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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