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2023 Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi

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378 Degrees Awarded
$23,300 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Finance for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Finance for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Finance is the 11th most popular major in the country with 51,779 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Mississippi, there were 392 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 378 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,502 and $27,577 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Finance for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in finance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality finance programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the finance program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Finance for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Finance for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 5 Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Finance for a Bachelor’s list. Mississippi State University is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 90 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

Mississippi State also made our “Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list, coming in at #1.Of the 22,986 students enrolled at Mississippi State University, 1,170 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 676 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,684. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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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 #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Finance for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 225 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

Ole Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list.According to our most recent data, Ole Miss supports 21,014 students, and 46 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 22 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,346. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full Ole Miss 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 Finance for a Bachelor’s list. University of Southern Mississippi is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s finance degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Miss, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Finance Bachelor’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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through 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

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Finance for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi College landed the #4 spot on the list. MC is located in Clinton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s finance degrees to qualified students.

MC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list.According to our most recent data, Mississippi College supports 4,667 students, and 171 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 98 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,734. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for 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 MC]](/colleges/mississippi-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Jackson State University
Jackson, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Finance for a Bachelor’s list. Jackson State University is a public institution located in Jackson, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Jackson State also made our “Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 233 of the 6,921 students enrolled at Jackson State were GI Bill® students, of which 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Jackson State]](/colleges/jackson-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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