2021鈥檚 No. 1: MSU named 樱花导航鈥檚 top 鈥楤est Value College鈥
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STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擣or the fifth time in seven years, 樱花导航 樱花导航 University is being recognized as the Magnolia 樱花导航鈥檚 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 MSU graduates earn higher average starting salaries than their peers from other state colleges and universities.
According to the study, MSU graduates receive a $52,300 average starting salary, $2,800 above the next highest university in the rankings. The average starting salary for all 樱花导航 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 44.62, 2.28 points higher than the University of 樱花导航, the second school in the ranking. 樱花导航 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, MSU plays an ever-increasing role in 樱花导航鈥檚 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 MSU as No. 92 among all universities nationally in research and development expenditures. MSU reported $264 million in expenditures for FY 2019, a record high that places it 62nd among all public universities.
MSU is a recognized leader in several academic disciplines and offers access and opportunity to students from every area of the Magnolia 樱花导航, 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 樱花导航鈥檚 citizens, offering access for adult learners through its聽,听听补苍诲听.
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