2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You
Liberal Arts General Studies is the most popular major in Mississippi with 5,696 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for liberal arts 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.
Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Liberal Arts General Studies
Our analysis found University of Mississippi to be the best value school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Mississippi. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ole Miss are $9,044 a year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Ole Miss take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,929.
Ole Miss not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi University for Women. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. MUW is a small public school located in the town of Columbus.
MUW undergraduate students pay an average of $7,756 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MUW is ranked #5 for overall quality for liberal arts in Mississippi.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Southern Miss undergraduate students pay an average of $9,204 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts majors at Southern Miss accumulate an average of around $27,030 in student debt.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Alcorn State University is a great value for liberal arts general studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Alcorn State is a small public school located in the remote area of Alcorn State.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alcorn State are $8,176 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts graduates from Alcorn State carry an average student debtload of $36,660. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $100.
Request InformationBest Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 7,724 |
| Virginia | 9,302 |
| North Carolina | 18,234 |
| Florida | 64,444 |
| Tennessee | 10,186 |
| Kentucky | 6,493 |
| South Carolina | 4,243 |
| Louisiana | 2,864 |
| Arkansas | 5,205 |
| Alabama | 5,890 |
| West Virginia | 3,558 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.