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2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi

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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 101,094 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,557 and had an average of $26,381 in loans still to pay off.

Across Mississippi, there were 1,156 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,522 and $26,072 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 245 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. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the accounting program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi

The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi master’s degree accounting students.

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

#1

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi list. Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 157 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

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.

Full Ole Miss Accounting Report

#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi

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, Mississippi State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Mississippi State is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State are $23,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Mississippi State Accounting Report

#3

Mississippi College

Clinton, Mississippi

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. Mississippi College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clinton, Mississippi. It awarded 19 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

MC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MC are $12,322, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full MC Accounting Report

#4

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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 Southern Mississippi landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Southern Mississippi is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 17 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Miss, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi 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 a small public school situated in Cleveland, Mississippi. It awarded 7 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Delta State University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Delta State University are $8,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Accounting at Delta State University

#6

Millsaps College

Jackson, Mississippi
#5 in overall quality

Millsaps College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi ranking, coming in at #6. Millsaps is a small school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Millsaps College are $24,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Millsaps Accounting Report

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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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