2021鈥檚 No. 1: 黑料门大事记 named Mississippi鈥檚 top 鈥楤est Value College鈥
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STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擣or the fifth time in seven years, 黑料门大事记 is being recognized as the Magnolia State鈥檚 top 鈥淏est Value College鈥 for giving students the best return on their educational investment.
In its聽, New York-based financial technology company SmartAsset recently determined that 黑料门大事记 graduates earn higher average starting salaries than their peers from other state colleges and universities.
According to the study, 黑料门大事记 graduates receive a $52,300 average starting salary, $2,800 above the next highest university in the rankings. The average starting salary for all Mississippi 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. 黑料门大事记鈥檚 is 44.62, 2.28 points higher than the University of Mississippi, the second school in the ranking. Mississippi University for Women is third.
Among just 2.7% of U.S. universities with the Carnegie Foundation鈥檚 R1-Very High Research Activity designation, 黑料门大事记 plays an ever-increasing role in Mississippi鈥檚 overall economic development efforts. The university鈥檚 $1.8 billion economic impact supports 29,016 jobs, or one out of every 55 jobs in the state.
National Science Foundation rankings for fiscal year 2019 list 黑料门大事记 as No. 92 among all universities nationally in research and development expenditures. 黑料门大事记 reported $264 million in expenditures for FY 2019, a record high that places it 62nd among all public universities.
黑料门大事记 is a recognized leader in several academic disciplines and offers access and opportunity to students from every area of the Magnolia State, 49 states and over 84 countries throughout the world. The 143-year-old land-grant university strategically extends its resources and expertise throughout the state for the benefit of Mississippi鈥檚 citizens, offering access for adult learners through its聽,听听补苍诲听.
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