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2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$10,129 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,137 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Mississippi. With 4,219 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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

#1

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Our analysis found Mississippi State University to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Mississippi. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mississippi State are $9,220 per year.

Mississippi State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern Mississippi is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southern Miss are $9,204 a year.

Southern Miss not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list.

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#3

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Out of the 5 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Belhaven University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Belhaven are $10,980 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Jackson State University is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Jackson State graduate students pay an average of $8,445 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Mississippi College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Mississippi. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Clinton.

MC graduate students pay an average of $12,796 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

MC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 7,730
West Virginia 1,515
Florida 10,069
Virginia 9,522
Arkansas 4,954
South Carolina 3,980
Tennessee 5,194
Louisiana 2,977
Alabama 5,059
Kentucky 5,329
Georgia 9,722

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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