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Best colleges in Mississippi, ranked by ROI

All 32 Mississippi institutions we profile, ranked by payback years — total net cost divided by earnings above the $48,360 high-school baseline. Federal net price and earnings; payback is our math. (Scorecard, 2026.)

$9,015
Median net price / yr
Scorecard, 2026
$33,687
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Scorecard, 2026
20.2 yrs
Median payback
Our math, 2026
32
Colleges ranked
degreedividend.com
Mississippi colleges by payback (best first)
#CollegeNet price/yrEarnings 10yPayback
1Millsaps College$26,034$53,84819 yrs
2University of Mississippi$13,314$50,99420.2 yrs
3Mississippi State University$17,595$51,51322.3 yrs
4Mississippi University for Women$12,411$46,128no payback
5Belhaven University$15,676$46,440no payback
6Mississippi Christian University$27,712$47,485no payback
7William Carey University$14,258$43,087no payback
8University of Southern Mississippi$21,708$44,140no payback
9Delta State University$13,540$41,991no payback
10Blue Mountain Christian University$24,016$40,421no payback
11Northwest Mississippi Community College$7,911$36,396no payback
12Jackson State University$23,836$39,060no payback
13Alcorn State University$13,265$36,421no payback
14East Mississippi Community College$4,608$33,772no payback
15Northeast Mississippi Community College$8,343$34,081no payback
16Southwest Mississippi Community College$2,525$33,227no payback
17Jones County Junior College$6,048$33,377no payback
18Itawamba Community College$4,616$32,912no payback
19Pearl River Community College$6,532$33,019no payback
20Holmes Community College$5,643$32,922no payback
21Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College$6,962$33,017no payback
22East Central Community College$5,240$32,421no payback
23Tougaloo College$17,043$34,724no payback
24Copiah-Lincoln Community College$3,894$31,241no payback
25Hinds Community College$4,060$30,774no payback
26Meridian Community College$6,351$31,002no payback
27Delta Technical College-Mississippi$18,032$33,601no payback
28Mississippi Valley State University$9,686$31,919no payback
29Rust College$12,587$32,275no payback
30Mississippi Delta Community College$3,715$28,421no payback
31Coahoma Community College$-274$24,289no payback
32Blue Cliff College-Gulfport$8,252$22,177no payback

College Scorecard (2026), institution-level · ranking and payback are our math. Payback uses institution-wide earnings; a specific major can rank very differently.