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2021 Best Colleges in Mississippi for Students from Canada

9 Colleges
$14,439 Avg Tuition & Fees*
28% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

With all of the options international students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for Canadian Students in Mississippi ranking is part of that endeavor.

Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for Canadian students in Mississippi. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall quality as determined by our Best Colleges ranking and the percentage of international students on campus.

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Top Colleges in Mississippi for Students from Canada

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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University of Mississippi tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Canadian students in Mississippi. This large public school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 4,480 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 3.2% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as India, China, and Nepal come to Ole Miss to study.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Mississippi State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Canadian students in Mississippi. Mississippi State is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4,575 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 3.2% are international. Students studying at Mississippi State come from such countries as India, China, and Nepal.

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3

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Mississippi College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Canadian students in Mississippi. Mississippi College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Clinton, Mississippi that handed out 730 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 2.5% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at MC are Saudi Arabia, China, and India.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #4 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Canadian students in Mississippi list. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 2,647 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 2.2% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Southern Miss are India, Nepal, and China.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Carey University. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. William Carey University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 580 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 3.1% are international. Students from as far away as United Kingdom, Spain, and France come to William Carey University to study.

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Delta State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Canadian Students in Mississippi list. Delta State University is a small public school located in Cleveland, Mississippi that handed out 585 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 3.9% are international. Students from as far away as United Kingdom, Canada, and Nigeria come to Delta State University to study.

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Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, MS

Alcorn State University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Canadian Students in Mississippi ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, the small public school handed out 565 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 4.3% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Alcorn State are India, Nigeria, and Jamaica.

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Jackson State University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Canadian Students in Mississippi ranking, coming in at #8. Jackson State University is a medium-sized public school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 915 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 3.0% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Ethiopia come to Jackson State to study.

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Mississippi Valley State University landed the #9 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Canadian Students in Mississippi. Itta Bena, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 286 students in 2020-2021.

The top three countries sending students to study at Mississippi Valley State University are Kazakhstan, Nigeria, and Jamaica.

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Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 9 schools only.

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