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2023 Best Value Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$9,134 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,068 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Doctor's Degree School for You

With 14 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, economics is the #63 most popular major in Mississippi.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for economics students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for economics majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Economics

#1

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Our 2023 rankings named University of Mississippi the best value school in Mississippi for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Ole Miss graduate students pay an average of $9,048 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Ole Miss not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list.

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#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mississippi State are $9,220 a year.

Mississippi State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list.

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Best Value Economics Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Economics Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 128
Florida 110
Georgia 123
North Carolina 193
Tennessee 71
Kentucky 20
Louisiana 20
Alabama 38
South Carolina 29
Arkansas 14
West Virginia 8

One of 12 majors within the area of study, economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Economics

Related Major Annual Graduates
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to pixabay.

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