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College ROI in Mississippi

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

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13Colleges with a publishable ROI scenario
$48,434Median observed year-5 earnings
$15,676Median annual net price
−86%Median modeled 10-year ROI
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024

Mississippi's everyday prices are 13.0% below the U.S. average

This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.

Overall prices
87.0
Housing
56.5
Utilities
78.4
U.S. average = 100
TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

13 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1Mississippi University for WomenColumbus · Public−36%2Millsaps CollegeJackson · Private nonprofit−42%3University of MississippiUniversity · Public−49%4Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State · Public−55%5Mississippi Christian UniversityClinton · Private nonprofit−78%6Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State · Public−82%7Belhaven UniversityJackson · Private nonprofit−86%8University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg · Public−94%9Delta State UniversityCleveland · Public−97%10William Carey UniversityHattiesburg · Private nonprofit−98%
TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1Mississippi University for WomenColumbus · Public4.8×2University of MississippiUniversity · Public4.3×3Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State · Public3.7×4Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena · Public3.6×5Delta State UniversityCleveland · Public3.4×6Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State · Public3.2×7William Carey UniversityHattiesburg · Private nonprofit3.2×8Belhaven UniversityJackson · Private nonprofit3.1×9Millsaps CollegeJackson · Private nonprofit2.4×10Tougaloo CollegeTougaloo · Private nonprofit2.2×
LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION

Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt

Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the Mississippi median among debt-reporting colleges.

1Copiah-Lincoln Community CollegeWesson · Public$7,435median federal debt50%college completion2Itawamba Community CollegeFulton · Public$7,631median federal debt50%college completion3East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba · Public$9,006median federal debt48%college completion4Delta Technical College-MississippiHorn Lake · Private for-profit$9,500median federal debt71%college completion5University of MississippiUniversity · Public$20,000median federal debt72%college completion6Delta State UniversityCleveland · Public$20,390median federal debt48%college completion7William Carey UniversityHattiesburg · Private nonprofit$20,832median federal debt60%college completion8Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State · Public$22,142median federal debt67%college completion9Mississippi Christian UniversityClinton · Private nonprofit$22,500median federal debt59%college completion10University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg · Public$22,500median federal debt49%college completion
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.
ALL COLLEGES IN MS

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56 matching colleges · page 2 of 3

CollegeEarningsNet priceFederal debt10-year ROI
Concorde Career College-SouthavenSouthaven · Private for-profit$31,990$23,591$9,500−147%Delta Technical College-MississippiHorn Lake · Private for-profit$32,960$18,032$9,500−148%Copiah-Lincoln Community CollegeWesson · Public$35,477$3,894$7,435−149%East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba · Public$35,263$4,608$9,006−149%Southwest Mississippi Community CollegeSummit · Public$34,577$2,525Not available−155%Mississippi Delta Community CollegeMoorhead · Public$33,211$3,715Not available−160%Chris Beauty CollegeGulfport · Private for-profit$24,771$21,858Not available−176%Academy of Hair Design-PearlPearl · Private for-profit$24,454$16,468$6,500−184%Corinth Academy of CosmetologyCorinth · Private for-profit$19,830$23,198$8,500−192%Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty CultureLaurel · Private for-profit$18,854$25,753$6,500−192%Blue Cliff College-GulfportGulfport · Private for-profit$23,439$8,252$9,500−201%Academy of Hair Design-GrenadaGrenada · Private for-profit$18,356$18,742$6,786−204%Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & CosmetologyClinton · Private for-profit$22,310$8,616Not available−206%Mississippi Barber AcademyJackson · Private for-profit$18,356$17,356$6,786−207%The Academy of Hair Design SixHattiesburg · Private for-profit$17,131$17,138$9,500−212%KC's School of Hair DesignPontotoc · Private for-profit$18,663$10,214$7,978−219%C N K Barber CollegeTupelo · Private for-profitNot available$16,579Not availableWithheldCoahoma Community CollegeClarksdale · Public$25,344Not availableNot availableWithheldCopiah-Lincoln Community College Simpson County CenterMendenhall · Public$35,477Not available$7,435WithheldCopiah-Lincoln Community College-Natchez CampusNatchez · Public$35,477Not available$7,435WithheldFosters Cosmetology CollegeRipley · Private for-profitNot available$18,334Not availableWithheldPRCC Hancock Aviation Aerospace Workforce AcademyKiln · Public$39,430Not available$9,750WithheldPearl River Community College-Forrest County CampusHattiesburg · Public$39,430Not available$9,750WithheldSoutheastern Baptist CollegeLaurel · Private nonprofitNot available$8,138Not availableWithheldStrayer University-MississippiJackson · Private for-profit$67,616Not available$40,621Withheld

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to Mississippi, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.