2023 Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Public Admin for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 16,897 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 49th most popular in the United States.

Across Mississippi, there were 84 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Public Admin for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the public administration program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Public Admin for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Public Admin for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi

1

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

1,170 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Public Admin for a Master’s. Mississippi State University is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

Mississippi State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,170 of the 22,986 students enrolled at Mississippi State University were GI Bill® students, of which 676 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,684. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Mississippi State University Veteran Student Life Report

2

Belhaven University
Jackson, Mississippi

1 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$2,805 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belhaven University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Public Admin for a Master’s list. Belhaven University is a small school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 46 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.

Belhaven also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking.Of the 4,999 students enrolled at Belhaven University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,805. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Belhaven University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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.

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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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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.