2025 Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi

If you pursue a associate degree in individualized studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #8 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of individualized studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 618 associate degrees in individualized studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Individualized Studies School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of individualized studies for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality individualized studies program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on individualized studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of individualized studies students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized individualized studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for individualized studies students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The individualized studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Individualized Studies in Mississippi

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in individualized studies.

Top Mississippi Schools for an Associate in Individualized Studies

1

Itawamba Community College
Fulton, MS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

138 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in individualized studies needs to look into Itawamba Community College. ICC is a small public college located in the rural area of Fulton.More information about a associate in individualized studies from Itawamba Community College

2

East Central Community College
Decatur, MS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

262 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in individualized studies needs to check out East Central Community College. East Central Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Decatur.More information about a associate in individualized studies from East Central Community College

3

Meridian Community College
Meridian, MS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

218 Annual Graduates

Meridian Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in individualized studies. Located in the town of Meridian, MCC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in individualized studies from Meridian Community College

Best Individualized Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Individualized Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	232	55
North Carolina	231	1,966
Georgia	217	76
West Virginia	180	32
Tennessee	170	179
Virginia	158	0
Louisiana	124	450
Alabama	109	268

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Rankings in Majors Related to Individualized Studies

One of 3 majors within the Liberal Arts General Studies area of study, Individualized Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Individualized Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Studies	2,836
Liberal Arts	1,497

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.