2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Mississippi to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi
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Our 2023 rankings named Belhaven University the most popular school in Mississippi for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 181 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
Belhaven does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Jackson State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Jackson State University is a medium-sized public school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 81 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 96% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Jackson State. In 2019-2020 about 78% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Southern Mississippi helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Mississippi. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 73 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,246 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Southern Miss, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 86% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Mississippi helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools 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.
Around 79% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Ole Miss. In fact, around 24% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Mississippi State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Mississippi. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, the large public school awarded 30 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Mississippi State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Strayer University - Mississippi ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Strayer University - Mississippi is located in Jackson, Mississippi and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Strayer University - Mississippi are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Millsaps College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Millsaps is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Jackson, Mississippi. It awarded 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 33% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Millsaps does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 9% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #6, Mississippi College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Clinton, Mississippi, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 25% were women.
One thing to take note of is that MC does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 43% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Wesley Biblical Seminary landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Wesley Biblical Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jackson, Mississippi. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 2 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Wesley Biblical Seminary, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 86% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Delta State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. This small public school is located in Cleveland, Mississippi, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Delta State University. 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.
Mississippi University for Women landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs.
Online graduate courses are available at MUW, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Alcorn State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking.
Alcorn State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 12 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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