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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Mississippi

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$9,132 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,456 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Mississippi to see which programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Social Sciences Schools in Mississippi

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social sciences majors pursuing a .

Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality in Social Sciences

#1

University of Mississippi

University, MS
$9,044 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Mississippi to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Mississippi. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public school 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 also took the #1 spot in our Best Social Sciences Schools in Mississippi rankings.

Full Social Sciences at University of Mississippi Report

#2

Mississippi State University

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

The excellent programs at Mississippi State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in Mississippi. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mississippi State are $9,220 per year.

Mississippi State also made our Best Social Sciences Schools in Mississippi list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Social Sciences at Mississippi State University

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 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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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