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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$3,503 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,682 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, liberal arts / sciences and humanities students earned 5,696 degrees and certificates from a Mississippi school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Mississippi to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Itawamba Community College to be the best value school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue a associate degree in Mississippi. ICC is a small public school located in the town of Fulton.

ICC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

ICC also took the #2 spot in our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi rankings.

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#2

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

The excellent associate degree programs at Hinds Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in Mississippi. Hinds Community College is a fairly large public school located in the town of Raymond.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hinds Community College are $3,750 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Hinds Community College is ranked #3 for overall quality for liberal arts / sciences and humanities in Mississippi.

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#3

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, MS

The excellent associate degree programs at Pearl River Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in Mississippi. Pearl River Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Poplarville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pearl River Community College are $3,500 per year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at East Central Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in Mississippi. East Central Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Decatur.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at East Central Community College are $3,150 per year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Meridian Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in Mississippi. MCC is a small public school located in the town of Meridian.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $3,574 a year.

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Northwest Mississippi Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Located in the distant town of Senatobia, NWCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

NWCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,430 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Holmes Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Holmes Community College are $3,510 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Holmes Community College is ranked #1 for overall quality for liberal arts / sciences and humanities in Mississippi.

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#8

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, MS

Coahoma Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Coahoma Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Clarksdale.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Coahoma Community College are $3,003 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, Northeast Mississippi Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Booneville, Northeast Mississippi Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast Mississippi Community College are $4,120 per year.

Northeast Mississippi Community College also took the #4 spot in our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi rankings.

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Copiah-Lincoln Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wesson.

Copiah-Lincoln Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 18,234
West Virginia 3,558
Florida 64,444
Virginia 9,302
Arkansas 5,205
South Carolina 4,243
Tennessee 10,186
Louisiana 2,864
Alabama 5,890
Kentucky 6,493
Georgia 7,724

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 556,813

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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 Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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