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2027 Best Value Agriculture Schools in Mississippi

[Agriculture](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/general-agriculture/agriculture/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value agriculture schools.

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• Best Value Agriculture Schools in Mississippi

2027 Best Value Agriculture Schools in Mississippi

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the agriculture degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Agriculture Schools

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, MS

$4,250 In-State Tuition & Fees

$11,653 Avg Student Debt

$33,017 Median Earnings (10yr)

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College tops our 2027 list of the best value agriculture schools in Mississippi. Set in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $4,250, with out-of-state students paying around $7,850. Students borrow a median of $11,653 to complete the agriculture program here. Early-career agriculture graduates make about $34,214. That is a strong return on a $11,653 median debt.

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Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, MS

$8,785 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$36,421 Median Earnings (10yr)

Alcorn State University came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value agriculture schools. Located in the rural area of Alcorn State, Alcorn State University is a mid-sized public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $8,785. Agriculture graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Agriculture graduates of Alcorn State University earn a median of $37,771 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 45%.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.