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.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

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.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Mississippi Public colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-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

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

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.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Mississippi Public colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
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 amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

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.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Mississippi Public colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
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

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

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.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Mississippi Public colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-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

Mississippi Public colleges Living Costs

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.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Mississippi Public colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther 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