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Most affordable colleges in Mississippi

Mississippi has 31 schools with usable net price coverage across the main college types families compare most often. Start with the type of school you are considering, then click into an individual Worth-It Score when you want the deeper affordability and outcome read.

Most affordable public universities in Mississippi

8 public universities in Mississippi report net price data, ranging from $12,304 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $13,754. Mississippi's public universities run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Mississippi Valley State University

$12,304 net price

97% receive grant aid

Mississippi University for Women

$12,617 net price

93% receive grant aid

Alcorn State University

$13,155 net price

100% receive grant aid

Most affordable private colleges in Mississippi

8 private colleges in Mississippi report net price data, ranging from $3,941 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $16,859. Mississippi's private colleges cost about the same as the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Southeastern Baptist College

$3,941 net price

100% receive grant aid

Rust College

$8,234 net price

97% receive grant aid

Tougaloo College

$12,158 net price

88% receive grant aid

Most affordable for-profit colleges in Mississippi

Mississippi has a smaller set of for-profit colleges reporting net price data right now. This page still captures the schools that do report, sorted by what families typically pay after grants and scholarships.

This sector has a small reporting set in Mississippi. We still publish the full page so families can see the options that do report net price.

Most affordable community colleges in Mississippi

15 community colleges in Mississippi report net price data, ranging from $771 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $5,644. Mississippi's community colleges run notably less expensive than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Coahoma Community College

$771 net price

100% receive grant aid

Mississippi Delta Community College

$2,616 net price

94% receive grant aid

Hinds Community College

$3,644 net price

88% receive grant aid

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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. Rankings include only institutions that report net price data.