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2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$11,888 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,627 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, accounting students earned 1,081 degrees and certificates from a Mississippi school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for accounting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi

Check out the accounting graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Accounting

#1

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

Our 2023 rankings named Mississippi College the best value school in Mississippi for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Clinton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MC are $12,796 per year.

MC also made our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list, coming in at #4.

Full Accounting at Mississippi College Report

#2

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Belhaven University is a great value for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Jackson.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Belhaven are $10,980 per year.

Full Accounting at Belhaven University Report

Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,330
Virginia 1,921
North Carolina 2,114
Florida 3,746
Tennessee 1,225
Kentucky 772
South Carolina 988
Louisiana 885
Arkansas 626
Alabama 1,557
West Virginia 520

Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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