2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for English Language for a Master’s

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for English Language for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

English is the 19th most popular major in the country with 40,481 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Mississippi, there were 278 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for English Language for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in English. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great English programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the English program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for English Language for a Master’s

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

Top 2 Best English Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi

1

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

1,170 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

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 English Language for a Master’s list. Mississippi State is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 13 masters’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.

Mississippi State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best English Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list.According to our most recent data, Mississippi State University supports 22,986 students, and 1,170 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 676 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,684. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mississippi State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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

2

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

351 GI Bill® Students**

#2 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 English Language for a Master’s. University of Southern Mississippi is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 9 masters’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.

Southern Miss also made our “Best English Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 351 of the 14,606 students enrolled at Southern Miss were GI Bill® students, of which 226 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,605. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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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.