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2023 Best Value Social Work Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$12,016 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,612 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work Bachelor's Degree School for You

Social Work is the #13 most popular major in Mississippi with 595 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 Work Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for social work 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 Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social work majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Social Work

#1

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Our 2023 rankings named University of Mississippi the best value school in Mississippi for social work students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the 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 also took the #1 spot in our Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi rankings.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Mississippi

#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mississippi State University is a great value for social work students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a very large student population.

Mississippi State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, social work majors at Mississippi State accumulate an average of around $30,080 in student debt.

Mississippi State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list.

Read full report on Social Work at Mississippi State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Southern Miss undergraduate students pay an average of $9,204 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Social Work majors at Southern Miss take out an average of $31,277 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Social Work at University of Southern Mississippi Report

#4

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Delta State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in Mississippi. Delta State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Cleveland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Delta State University are $8,360 a year.

Read full report on Social Work at Delta State University

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Jackson State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in Mississippi. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Jackson State are $8,445 per year. The average amount in student loans that social work majors at Jackson State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $37,219. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $109, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#6

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Belhaven University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Belhaven are $27,825 a year.

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Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 753
Virginia 1,010
North Carolina 1,757
Florida 1,569
Tennessee 1,237
Kentucky 1,510
South Carolina 383
Louisiana 859
Arkansas 405
Alabama 1,173
West Virginia 316

Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 16,905
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 Army Medicine.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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