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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in Mississippi

6 Ranked Colleges
176 Degrees Awarded
$17,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master's in Mississippi

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 75,655 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Mississippi, there were 939 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 176 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,447 and $43,355 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent accounting programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the accounting program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in Mississippi

#1

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in University, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 95 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss also took the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099.

Read more about Accounting at Ole Miss

#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi list. Mississippi State is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 31 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State are $23,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Mississippi State University Accounting Report

#3

Mississippi College

Clinton, Mississippi
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi. MC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clinton, Mississippi. It awarded 12 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

MC also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at MC are $12,322, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Mississippi College Accounting Report

#4

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Accounting at University of Southern Mississippi

#5

Delta State University

Cleveland, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delta State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi list. Delta State University is located in Cleveland, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

Delta State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Delta State University are $8,121.

Read full report on Accounting at Delta State University

#6

Millsaps College

Jackson, Mississippi
#5 in overall quality

Millsaps College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi ranking. Millsaps College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jackson, Mississippi. It awarded 9 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Millsaps also took the #5 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Millsaps College are $24,048.

Read more about Accounting at Millsaps College

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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