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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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, general education was ranked 4th in Mississippi. In fact, 407 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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, Teaching 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 2023 rankings named University of Southern Mississippi the best value school in Mississippi for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a large student population.

Southern Miss graduate students pay an average of $9,204 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Southern Miss also made our Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list, coming in at #2.

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#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Out of the 3 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public college with a very large student population.

Mississippi State graduate students pay an average of $9,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Mississippi State also made our Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list, coming in at #1.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Jackson State University is a great value for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

Jackson State also made our Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list, coming in at #5.

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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
Kentucky 95
Tennessee 605
North Carolina 255
Florida 622
Georgia 117
Virginia 918
West Virginia 301
South Carolina 352
Arkansas 133
Louisiana 116
Alabama 115

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

Education Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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