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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Mississippi

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$10,274 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,321 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific 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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The Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in Mississippi

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools

$3,160 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Itawamba Community College to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a degree in Mississippi. Located in the remote town of Fulton, ICC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ICC are $3,160 a year. While working on their degree, grade specific ed majors at ICC accumulate an average of around $6,280 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ICC is ranked #1 for overall quality for grade specific ed in Mississippi.

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$3,510 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Holmes Community College is a great value for teacher education grade specific students. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

Holmes Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,510 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Grade Specific Ed majors at Holmes Community College take out an average of $5,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$3,950 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are $3,950 a year. After completing their degree, grade specific ed graduates from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College carry an average student debtload of $10,500.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Mississippi list.

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#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS
$9,220 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mississippi State are $9,220 per year. Grade Specific Ed majors at Mississippi State take out an average of $21,500 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $256.

Mississippi State also took the #2 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Mississippi rankings.

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#5

University of Mississippi

University, MS
$9,044 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 15 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public college with a very large student population.

Ole Miss undergraduate students pay an average of $9,044 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, grade specific ed majors at Ole Miss accumulate an average of around $24,262 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $600.

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$7,756 Average Tuition & Fees

Mississippi University for Women ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Mississippi list. MUW is a small public school located in the remote town of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MUW are $7,756 a year.

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#7

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS
$8,360 Average Tuition & Fees

Delta State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value teacher education grade specific programs. Delta State University is a small public school located in the town of Cleveland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Delta State University are $8,360 a year. On average, grade specific ed graduates from Delta State University take out $24,050 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$9,204 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Southern Mississippi ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southern Miss are $9,204 a year. Grade Specific Ed majors at Southern Miss take out an average of $27,083 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Jackson State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Mississippi ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Jackson State are $8,445 per year. On average, grade specific ed graduates from Jackson State take out $30,875 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#10

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, MS
$8,176 Average Tuition & Fees

Alcorn State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education grade specific students. It came in at #10 on the list. Alcorn State is a small public school located in the rural area of Alcorn State.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alcorn State are $8,176 per 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 Schools 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 15 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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