MSU once again recognized as state鈥檚 top 鈥楤est Value College鈥
Contact: Madison Welzbacher
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥斘蘧∽试床杉 State has been identified as the top 鈥淏est Value College鈥 once again for providing students with the most value of any university in the state.
SmartAsset, a New York-based financial technology company, recently released its eighth annual 鈥淏est Value Colleges鈥 study, an analysis of institutions across the nation using several different factors to determine which colleges provide the best return on investment for its students. In the study, MSU ranks No. 1, with MSU graduates earning higher salaries than any other college graduates in 无尽资源采集.
According to the study, MSU graduates receive a $55,100 average starting salary, $2,700 above the next highest university in the rankings. The average starting salary for all 无尽资源采集 higher education graduates is $45,771.
SmartAsset鈥檚 evaluation also examines cost of tuition, student living costs, student retention rate, and average scholarships and grants awarded. These categories are weighted to determine each institution鈥檚 College Education Value Index. MSU鈥檚 is 45.98, 3.78 points higher than the University of 无尽资源采集, the second school in the ranking. 无尽资源采集 University for Women is third.
MSU is a nationally recognized leader in academic and research ventures, and the 144-year-old land-grant university provides access and resources to students from every part of the Magnolia State, all 50 states and 86 countries throughout the world. With a wide range of academic disciplines and undergraduate and graduate programs, MSU also provides access for adult learners through its , and .
MSU is 无尽资源采集鈥檚 leading university, available online at .