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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$9,495 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree School for You

Teacher Education Grade Specific is the most popular major in Mississippi with 1,592 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for grade specific ed 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 Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi

Check out the grade specific ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools

#1

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

Our analysis found Delta State University to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Mississippi. Delta State University is a small public school located in the town of Cleveland.

Delta State University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Delta State University also took the #4 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi rankings.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mississippi University for Women is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. MUW is a small public school located in the town of Columbus.

MUW graduate students pay an average of $7,756 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of Mississippi

University, MS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Mississippi is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ole Miss are $9,048 a year.

Ole Miss not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list.

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at University of Mississippi Report

#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mississippi State University is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mississippi State are $9,220 a 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 grade specific ed in Mississippi.

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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 #5 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a large student population.

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

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#6

Blue Mountain College

Blue Mountain, MS

Blue Mountain College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the rural area of Blue Mountain, Blue Mountain College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Blue Mountain College are $11,535 per year.

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#7

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

Mississippi College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list.

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Jackson State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Jackson State are $8,445 a year.

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#9

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

William Carey University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. William Carey University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at William Carey University are $12,235 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, William Carey University is ranked #5 for overall quality for grade specific ed in Mississippi.

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#9

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, MS

Alcorn State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Alcorn State is a small public school located in the rural area of Alcorn State.

Alcorn State graduate students pay an average of $8,395 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,644
Tennessee 1,526
North Carolina 3,759
Florida 3,339
Georgia 4,845
Virginia 1,857
West Virginia 533
South Carolina 1,615
Arkansas 1,727
Louisiana 780
Alabama 2,521

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

Grade Specific Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 43,003
Early Childhood Education 32,920
Secondary Education 10,547
Teacher Education 9,949
Teacher Development & Methodology 6,165
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 3,517
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 2,450
Adult & Continuing Education 1,074
Montessori Teacher Education 252
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 140
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 105
Online Educator/Online Teaching 79
International Teaching and Learning 25

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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 Vgrigas.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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