2023 Most Popular Online Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi
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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Mississippi to see which ones had the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi
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Our 2023 rankings named Belhaven University the most popular school in Mississippi for students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 612 bachelor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Belhaven does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $27,825. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $27,624 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 64% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern Mississippi is a great place for students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Southern Mississippi is a fairly large public school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 2,647 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full-time students from Mississippi pay an average of $9,204 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Southern Miss. Out-of-state students pay an average of $11,204. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $28,578 in student loans. Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blue Mountain College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Blue Mountain College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Blue Mountain, Mississippi. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 190 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $20,324 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 38% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mississippi University for Women is a great place for students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Columbus, Mississippi, the small public school handed out 839 bachelor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees at MUW is $7,756. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,097 in student loans. Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 83% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 10 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, William Carey University landed the # 5 spot on the list. William Carey University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 580 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees at William Carey University is $14,550. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $27,186 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 47% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #6, University of Mississippi did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their bachelor’s degree. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 4,480 students in 2020-2021.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Ole Miss is $9,044. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $25,886. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $21,726 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 59% were women.
Around 59% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Strayer University - Mississippi ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, the very small private for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees at Strayer University - Mississippi is $13,515. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Strayer University - Mississippi accumulate an average of $44,452 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
Strayer University - Mississippi is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Mississippi College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree programs. MC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clinton, Mississippi. It awarded 730 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees at MC is $20,364. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from MC accumulate an average of $24,469 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.
Around 42% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Southeastern Baptist College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in Laurel, Mississippi, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
If you want to attend Southeastern Baptist College, expect to pay an average of $6,275 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 71% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Mississippi State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. This large public school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 4,575 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Mississippi State is $9,220. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $24,900. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,781 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 93% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 10 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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