by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 43,003 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States.
Across Mississippi, there were 1,128 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 145 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,248 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in elementary education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in elementary education.
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The elementary teaching school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi master’s degree elementary teaching students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delta State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi list. Delta State University is a small public school situated in Cleveland, Mississippi. It awarded 54 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Delta State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Carey University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 59 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Blue Mountain College landed the #3 spot on the list. Blue Mountain College is located in Blue Mountain, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Blue Mountain College
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi College landed the #4 spot on the list. Clinton, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 7 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Mississippi State
Belhaven University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi list. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jackson, Mississippi. It awarded 4 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Alcorn State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi ranking. Located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Jackson State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi ranking. Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Jackson State University
Mississippi Valley State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi ranking. Mississippi Valley State University is a small public school situated in Itta Bena, Mississippi. It awarded 16 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Mississippi Valley State University
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