2023 Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration is the 160th most popular major in the country with 4,709 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Mississippi, there were 119 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in higher education/higher education administration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent higher education/higher education administration programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the higher education/higher education administration program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration for a Master’s”.

Top 3 Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi

1

University of Mississippi
University, Mississippi

46 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

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 Higher Education/Higher Education Administration for a Master’s list. Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ole Miss, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking.Of the 21,014 students enrolled at University of Mississippi, 46 were 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 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 86%.

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

2

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

351 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration for a Master’s. University of Southern Mississippi is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to qualified students.

Southern Miss also made our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list, coming in at #3.Of the 14,606 students enrolled at Southern Miss, 351 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 226 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,605. 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.

Full Southern Miss Veteran Student Life Report

3

Mississippi College
Clinton, Mississippi

171 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$8,734 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration for a Master’s. MC is a small school located in Clinton, Mississippi that handed out 10 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking.Among the 4,667 students enrolled at MC, 171 are 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Mississippi College Veteran Student Life Report

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Notes and References

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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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