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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$9,220 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,624 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

With 65 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #15 most popular major in Mississippi.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Social Sciences 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.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree School

#1

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Our analysis found Mississippi State University to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Mississippi. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a very 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 Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list.

Full Social Sciences at Mississippi State University Report

Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 594
North Carolina 572
Virginia 627
Tennessee 187
Georgia 456
West Virginia 86
Louisiana 163
South Carolina 80
Kentucky 150
Arkansas 47
Alabama 263

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446
Criminology 936
General Social Sciences 745
Other Social Sciences 532
Urban Studies 432
Archeology 66
Demography & Population Studies 66

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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