2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi

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University of Mississippi
University, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Accounting for a Master’s list. University of Mississippi is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 161 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Ole Miss also took the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking.Among the 21,014 students enrolled at University of Mississippi, 46 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,346. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through 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 86%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Mississippi]](/colleges/university-of-mississippi-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Accounting 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 62 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

Mississippi State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list.Among the 22,986 students enrolled at Mississippi State University, 1,170 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 676 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school 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

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University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Accounting for a Master’s list. University of Southern Mississippi is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

Southern Miss also took the #4 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Southern Mississippi supports 14,606 students, and 351 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 226 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,605. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Southern Miss Veteran Student Life Report

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Mississippi College
Clinton, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Accounting for a Master’s. This small school is located in Clinton, Mississippi, and it awarded 29 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

MC also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list, coming in at #3.Of the 4,667 students enrolled at Mississippi College, 171 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,734. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Mississippi College]](/colleges/mississippi-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Jackson State University
Jackson, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jackson State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Accounting for a Master’s. Jackson State University is a medium-sized school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 13 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Jackson State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking.Among the 6,921 students enrolled at Jackson State University, 233 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 94 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,435. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Jackson State University Veteran Student Life Report

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Millsaps College
Jackson, Mississippi

Millsaps College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Accounting for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Millsaps College is a small school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 11 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Millsaps also took the #5 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking.Of the 712 students enrolled at Millsaps College, 30 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 25 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,597. In addition to receiving other benefits, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Millsaps Veteran Student Life Report