2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Mississippi for Students from Kenya

With all of the options international students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Value Colleges for Kenyan Students in Mississippi ranking.

We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across Mississippi to determine which were the best for Kenyan students in Mississippi. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall value and the total number of international students at the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another.

Learn more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Value Colleges in Mississippi for Students from Kenya

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Rust College
Holly Springs, MS

$9,900 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

1.0% International Students

Our analysis found Rust College to be the best affordable school for Kenyan students in Mississippi in this year’s ranking. Rust College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Holly Springs, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 102 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 1.0% are international. Students studying at Rust College come from such countries as Kenya, The Gambia, and Zimbabwe. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at Rust College is about $9,900 a year, on average.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Rust College Report

2

Jackson State University
Jackson, MS

$9,445 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

3.0% International Students

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #2 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Kenyan students in Mississippi list. Jackson State University is a medium-sized public school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 915 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 3.0% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Jackson State are China, India, and Ethiopia. International students at Jackson State can expect to pay, on average, about $9,445 a year to attend the school. Graduate students pay around $9,445 a year in average tuition and fees.

Full Jackson State University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 schools only.

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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.