Mississippi — Delta State University
Average net price per year: $12,814
Median earnings six years after graduation: $33,700
Delta State in Cleveland, Mississippi, is the largest of the small schools on our list, with the student population falling just shy of the 2,000 thresholds. The net price of tuition is lower than average, and the median earnings for alumni after six years in the workforce is just slightly above the national average. Not bad, but also not impressive. The average student loan debt over four years is $24,084, and the loan default rate is 10.3%. “The price reflects the value,” a junior comments in a review. “There’s plenty of academic aid to be found if needed, but some classes have seemed quite disorganized.”