2023 Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. 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. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Mississippi to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi
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Our analysis found William Carey University to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Mississippi. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 458 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students 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.
Out of the 13 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mississippi College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Clinton, Mississippi that handed out 267 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
MC 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. In fact, around 43% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Mississippi is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 231 students in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Ole Miss. In 2019-2020 about 24% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, the large public school awarded 215 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Mississippi State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 65% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Belhaven University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in Mississippi. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 209 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 85% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Belhaven. 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.
With a ranking of #6, Delta State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. This small public school is located in Cleveland, Mississippi, and it awarded 194 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 76% of those degree recipients were women.
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.
With a ranking of #7, Jackson State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, the medium-sized public school handed out 147 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.
Jackson State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 78% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #8, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the fairly large public school awarded 92 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Southern Miss. During the 2019-2020 year, about 86% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Alcorn State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Alcorn State, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
Alcorn State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #10, Mississippi Valley State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Mississippi Valley State University is a small public school situated in Itta Bena, Mississippi. It awarded 22 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.
Mississippi Valley 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. In fact, around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #11, Mississippi University for Women did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. MUW is a small public school situated in Columbus, Mississippi. It awarded 16 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at MUW. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #12, Blue Mountain College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Blue Mountain, Mississippi is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Blue Mountain College, 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 96% took at least some of their classes online.
Strayer University - Mississippi came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking.
Since the graduate programs at Strayer University - Mississippi are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
References
- 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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