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2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi

4 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Mississippi to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Our analysis found Belhaven University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in Mississippi. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Jackson.

About 86% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 14% are male.

Read full report on Education at Belhaven University

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in education at Southern Miss, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Read full report on Education at University of Southern Mississippi

#3

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Clinton.

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#3

University of Mississippi

University, MS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Mississippi is a great place for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Education at University of Mississippi Report

Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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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 4 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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