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2023 Best Value Economics Schools in Mississippi

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$9,132 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Economics 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Economics Schools in Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in Mississippi

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Economics Colleges.

Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality in Economics

#1

University of Mississippi

University, MS
$9,044 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Ole Miss undergraduate students pay an average of $9,044 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Ole Miss did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Economics Schools in Mississippi list.

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#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS
$9,220 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mississippi State University is a great value for economics students. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Mississippi State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Mississippi State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Economics Schools in Mississippi list.

Read full report on Economics at Mississippi State University

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

More Economics Rankings in Mississippi

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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