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2023 Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi

9 Schools Ranked

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Teaching Master's Degree 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 9 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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Top Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Mississippi College

Clinton, Mississippi
$12,796 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Mississippi College the best school in Mississippi for teaching students working on their master’s degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since MC does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 43% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#2

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
$9,048 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Mississippi helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in Mississippi.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Ole Miss does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 24% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

Mississippi State University

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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mississippi State University is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree.

Online graduate courses are available at Mississippi State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 65% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

Delta State University

Cleveland, Mississippi
$8,360 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delta State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list.

Delta State University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.

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#5

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
$12,235 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means William Carey University is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at William Carey University. In fact, around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#6

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
$9,204 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Southern Mississippi came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Southern Miss. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 86% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#7

Belhaven University

Jackson, Mississippi
$10,980 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Belhaven University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.

Belhaven does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#8

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, Mississippi
$8,395 Average Tuition & Fees

Alcorn State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Alcorn State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 92% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#9

Jackson State University

Jackson, Mississippi
$8,445 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Jackson State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Jackson State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 78% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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