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2023 Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$8,956 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,664 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, general education students earned 276 degrees and certificates from a Mississippi school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Education

Our analysis found University of Southern Mississippi to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Mississippi. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southern Miss are $9,204 a year.

Southern Miss did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list.

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#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mississippi State are $9,220 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mississippi State is ranked #3 for overall quality for education in Mississippi.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the medium-sized city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Jackson State graduate students pay an average of $8,445 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Education at Jackson State University Report

Best Value General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 864
Florida 407
Georgia 106
North Carolina 144
Tennessee 309
Kentucky 87
Louisiana 77
Alabama 115
South Carolina 286
Arkansas 51
West Virginia 230

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 KOKUYO.

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