For Mississippi Public colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $5,313 for Mississippi residents and $8,199 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $8,986 for Mississippi residents and $13,652 for out-of-state students.
University of Mississippi has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $26,980 and Coahoma Community College has the lowest tuition & fees of $3,490 among Mississippi Public colleges. For graduate programs, University of Mississippi has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $26,980 and Mississippi University for Women has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $8,092 among Mississippi Public colleges.
The average COA of Mississippi Public colleges in 2024 is $17,497 for state residents and $20,383 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $5,313 | $8,199 | $8,986 | $13,652 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,360 | $1,360 | ||
| Room & Board | $6,773 | $6,773 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,051 | $4,051 | ||
| COA | $17,497 | $20,383 | $21,170 | $25,837 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Mississippi Public colleges is $5,313 for state residents and $8,199 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Mississippi Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $4,688 | $308 | $7,497 | $455 |
| 2020-2021 | $4,552 | $301 | $7,240 | $432 |
| 2021-2022 | $4,730 | $274 | $7,457 | $405 |
| 2022-2023 | $4,865 | $315 | $7,719 | $445 |
| 2023-2024 | $4,967 | $346 | $7,727 | $471 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Mississippi Public colleges in 2024 is $8,986 for state residents and $13,652 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Mississippi Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $7,871 | $272 | $12,035 | $397 |
| 2020-2021 | $7,917 | $255 | $12,081 | $380 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,366 | $176 | $12,681 | $301 |
| 2022-2023 | $8,563 | $193 | $12,971 | $318 |
| 2023-2024 | $8,778 | $208 | $13,319 | $333 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Mississippi Public colleges in 2024 is $230 for state residents and $401 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $487 for state residents and $865 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2019-2020 | $208 | $353 | $448 | $742 |
| 2020-2021 | $210 | $359 | $450 | $744 |
| 2021-2022 | $216 | $368 | $465 | $768 |
| 2022-2023 | $223 | $376 | $475 | $782 |
| 2023-2024 | $230 | $401 | $487 | $865 |
The average living costs of Mississippi Public colleges in 2024 is $10,824 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $13,517 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Mississippi Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $6,005 | $3,452 | $7,347 | $4,261 |
| 2020-2021 | $6,148 | $3,443 | $6,987 | $4,263 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,258 | $3,515 | $7,089 | $4,316 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,432 | $3,737 | $7,480 | $4,638 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,773 | $4,051 | $8,568 | $4,949 |