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2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$10,129 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,137 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was the most popular one in Mississippi. In total, 2,371 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Mississippi.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Mississippi to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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

#1

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Our 2023 rankings named Mississippi State University the best value school in Mississippi for education students working on their graduate certificate. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.

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

Mississippi State also took the #3 spot in our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Miss are $9,204 per year.

Southern Miss not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list.

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#3

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Belhaven University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Belhaven are $10,980 a year.

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Out of the 5 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Jackson State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Jackson State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Jackson.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Jackson State are $8,445 per year.

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#5

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mississippi College is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MC are $12,796 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MC is ranked #4 for overall quality for education in Mississippi.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 5,192
North Carolina 4,150
Virginia 7,400
Tennessee 3,386
Georgia 6,283
West Virginia 924
Louisiana 1,732
South Carolina 2,297
Kentucky 3,387
Arkansas 3,395
Alabama 3,231

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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