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2023 Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi

6 Schools Ranked
$19,246 Avg Student Debt

There are so many business programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Mississippi to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

Belhaven University

Jackson, Mississippi
58 Total Awards
$10,980 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Belhaven University to be the most popular school for business students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Mississippi. Belhaven University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 58 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.

Online graduate courses are available at Belhaven, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#2

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
5 Total Awards
$9,204 Average Tuition & Fees
$19,246 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Graduate Certificate recipients from Southern Miss accumulate an average of $19,246 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Southern Miss. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 86% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Strayer University - Mississippi

Jackson, Mississippi
3 Total Awards
$15,135 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Mississippi. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Strayer University - Mississippi is located in Jackson, Mississippi and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Strayer University - Mississippi is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#4

Mississippi College

Clinton, Mississippi
2 Total Awards
$12,796 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Mississippi College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Located in Clinton, Mississippi, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.

MC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 43% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#5

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
$9,220 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Mississippi State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in Mississippi.

One thing to take note of is that Mississippi State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 65% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
$9,048 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Mississippi is a great place for business students working on their graduate certificate.

Ole Miss does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 24% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 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%.

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