2023 Best Value Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 and bootcamps 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 Best Value Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Mississippi to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi
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Our analysis found University of Mississippi to be the best value school for students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Mississippi. Ole Miss is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ole Miss are $25,892 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Ole Miss does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 24% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Ole Miss did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list.
Out of the 7 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s value ranking, Delta State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Cleveland, Mississippi, the small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Delta State University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Delta State University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Delta State University also made our Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list, coming in at #2.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Mississippi State University is a large public school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 30 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Mississippi State graduate students pay an average of $24,900 in tuition and fees each year.
Mississippi State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Mississippi State also took the #3 spot in our Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi rankings.
Out of the 7 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the fairly large public school handed out 73 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Southern Miss graduate students pay an average of $11,204 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,246 in student loans.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Southern Miss does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 86% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Southern Miss is ranked #5 for overall quality in Mississippi.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Mississippi College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value schools in Mississippi. Located in Clinton, Mississippi, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MC are $12,796 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since MC does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 43% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
MC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list.
Belhaven University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Jackson, Mississippi, and it awarded 181 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Belhaven are $10,980 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Belhaven. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.
Jackson State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate programs. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, the medium-sized public school handed out 81 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Jackson State are $9,445 per year.
Jackson State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 78% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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