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2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$11,888 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,627 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You

Accounting is one of the most popular subjects to study in Mississippi. With 306 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for accounting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi

Check out the accounting graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Accounting

#1

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

Our analysis found Mississippi College to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Mississippi. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Clinton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MC are $12,796 per year.

MC also took the #4 spot in our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi rankings.

Full Accounting at Mississippi College Report

#2

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Out of the 2 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Belhaven University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Jackson.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Belhaven are $10,980 per year.

Full Accounting at Belhaven University Report

Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Accounting Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 559
Florida 982
Georgia 549
North Carolina 586
Tennessee 354
Kentucky 111
Louisiana 102
Alabama 395
South Carolina 192
Arkansas 81
West Virginia 83

One of 20 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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