Most Affordable Colleges in Mississippi 2023

Most Affordable Colleges in Mississippi 2023

By James Barham

Published: Apr 13, 2021
Updated: Mar 13, 2023

Here are the most affordable colleges and universities in Mississippi. Our list will help you find the right kind of school for you, at a price you can afford.

10 Most Affordable Colleges in Mississippi 2022

University of Mississippi

53%

Mississippi State University

45%

Jackson State University

39%

University of Southern Mississippi

38%

Tougaloo College

33%

Alcorn State University

33%

30%

Mississippi University for Women

28%

Delta State University

28%

William Carey University

24%

Delta State University

100%

Mississippi University for Women

99%

Blue Mountain College

99%

University of Southern Mississippi

96%

University of Mississippi

90%

Mississippi Valley State University

79%

Mississippi State University

76%

Jackson State University

62%

William Carey University

57%

Tougaloo College

56%

University of Southern Mississippi

18 to 1

Blue Mountain College

17 to 1

University of Mississippi

16 to 1

Mississippi State University

16 to 1

Alcorn State University

16 to 1

Jackson State University

14 to 1

William Carey University

14 to 1

Mississippi Valley State University

13 to 1

Mississippi University for Women

12 to 1

Tougaloo College

11 to 1

Blue Mountain College

$17,380

William Carey University

$14,100

Tougaloo College

$10,861

$9,900

Mississippi State University

$9,110

University of Southern Mississippi

$9,094

University of Mississippi

$8,934

Delta State University

$8,360

Jackson State University

$8,270

Alcorn State University

$8,176

William Carey University

$11,875

Blue Mountain College

$11,535

Tougaloo College

$10,134

Mississippi State University

$9,110

University of Southern Mississippi

$9,094

University of Mississippi

$8,938

Jackson State University

$8,270

Delta State University

$8,190

Mississippi Valley State University

$7,882

Alcorn State University

$7,785

Blue Mountain College

15%

Mississippi Valley State University

24%

William Carey University

24%

Delta State University

28%

Mississippi University for Women

28%

30%

Alcorn State University

33%

Tougaloo College

33%

University of Southern Mississippi

38%

Jackson State University

39%

38%

Alcorn State University

39%

Tougaloo College

56%

William Carey University

57%

Jackson State University

62%

Mississippi State University

76%

Mississippi Valley State University

79%

University of Mississippi

90%

University of Southern Mississippi

96%

Blue Mountain College

99%

6 to 1

Tougaloo College

11 to 1

Delta State University

11 to 1

Mississippi University for Women

12 to 1

Mississippi Valley State University

13 to 1

Jackson State University

14 to 1

William Carey University

14 to 1

University of Mississippi

16 to 1

Mississippi State University

16 to 1

Alcorn State University

16 to 1

Mississippi Valley State University

$7,068

Mississippi University for Women

$7,756

Alcorn State University

$8,176

Jackson State University

$8,270

Delta State University

$8,360

University of Mississippi

$8,934

University of Southern Mississippi

$9,094

Mississippi State University

$9,110

$9,900

Tougaloo College

$10,861

Mississippi University for Women

$7,656

Alcorn State University

$7,785

Mississippi Valley State University

$7,882

Delta State University

$8,190

Jackson State University

$8,270

University of Mississippi

$8,938

University of Southern Mississippi

$9,094

Mississippi State University

$9,110

Tougaloo College

$10,134

Blue Mountain College

$11,535

Colleges and Universities in Mississippi

The majority of the learning institutes in Mississippi are public schools, with the University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, being the largest. This university, located in Oxford, boasts alumni like William Faulkner, John Grisham, and James Meredith. Tuition at Ole Miss runs about $9,000, just below the national average. The eight private colleges, all of which have religious affiliations, range in tuition costs from $10,000 at Rust College to $40,000 at Millsaps College.

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Students who attend these schools have the option to pursue degrees in fields like nursing, business, dentistry, Christian ministry, education, and literature. Additionally, all of these private schools are considered small schools, serving under 5,000 students. Mississippi also offers up to $12,000 of undergraduate loan forgiveness, over the course of four years, for teachers who work in designated shortage areas or who teach in critical shortage subjects, like special education or mathematics.

From Mississippi mud pie to fried chicken, Mississippi brings a whole new meaning to the term comfort food. The Magnolia State is easy on the eyes too. With nearly endless forests spilling over with hickory, pine, and oak trees, the intricate river system, and the Gulf Island National Seashore, Mississippi is a true destination for lovers of outdoor adventure. And students who plan on earning their associate, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in Mississippi have 31 colleges and universities to choose from.

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What are Mississippi’s Colleges & Universities?

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How do we determine Mississippi's best affordable colleges and universities?

The people affiliated with a school are ultimately what make it great! If you are serious about finding the best colleges and universities for a bachelor’s degree, you should be asking where the most influential professors are teaching and whether their graduates are themselves advancing the school’s reputation for academic excellence in their fields of study.

Most ranking sites rely on an opaque combination of reputation surveys and arbitrary performance metrics. Concentrated Influence provides a ranking that is freer from bias, insulated from manipulation, and reflective of real-world educational outcomes.

To rank the influence of schools, we first determine the influence of scholars and professionals based on the number of citations and publications they have had over the past 10 years. In addition to publications and citations, we consider the web links to and from these sources, and the page views of those sources. We then match the influential people to their alma maters and institutions of employment, so that their influence is attributed to those schools. Our machine-learning Influence Ranking algorithm produces a numerical score of academic achievements, merits, and citations across Wikipedia, wikidata, Crossref, Semantic Scholar and an ever-growing body of data. If you are interested in exploring how and why we rank by influence, explore our methodology in more depth.

There are 12 colleges and universities in Mississippi with stated tuitions and fees under $20,000/year. The following list of the most affordable colleges and universities in Mississippi is composed entirely of schools offering bachelor’s degree programs, have stated tuition and fees near or under the national average of $16,000/year, and are fully accredited colleges.

Most Affordable Colleges in Mississippi 2022

These schools are ranked by academic excellence, and all under $20,000/year.

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