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Cheapest Colleges in Mississippi

Name: Mississippi College Net Price Rankings
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In Mississippi, Coahoma Community College reports aid covering the full average cost among 49 Scorecard reporters, grant aid meets or exceeds the published net-price components for the average aided student.

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Aid covers full cost
Cheapest net price: $13,265
Mississippi median: 49
Schools ranked

Coahoma Community College has the lowest average net price in Mississippi among Scorecard reporters

According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Coahoma Community College posts the lowest average net price in Mississippi at Aid covers full cost among 49 ranked schools, with the state median 23% below the $17,124 national median. Net price is what students paid after grant aid, not sticker tuition, and can reflect a narrow enrollment mix at specialty schools.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard

Cheapest net price: Aid covers full cost
Mississippi median: $13,265
Schools ranked: 49
National median: $17,124

Data updated August 2026 · IPEDS 2022–23 vintage

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Coahoma Community College has the lowest average net price in Mississippi at Aid covers full cost, and the state's median net price is 23% below the $17,124 national median across 4,965 schools.

Aid covers full cost
cheapest ranked net price: $13,265
Mississippi median net price: 23 public / 26 private
schools in this ranking: $12,752
avg net price, <$30K income families

Average net price blends every income bracket; families under $30k average $12,752 here. Loans are excluded, open a school profile for the bracket table before treating one average as a personal cost.

Sticker tuition and real net price diverge most at Millsaps College, where in-state published tuition of $44,680 falls to an average net price of $26,034 after aid, a $18,646 gap, the widest sticker-to-net gap among ranked Mississippi schools.

Private campuses outnumber public ones here (26 vs 23). A low figure at a small religious or specialty school can reflect a narrow enrollment mix, check sector and enrollment beside the price.

The bar to make this top-25 list is $13,265. Here is where that cutoff sits among all 49 Scorecard-reporting Mississippi schools:

The bar to make Mississippi's top-25 cheapest list

Average net price after aid · 49 Scorecard-reporting schools

$13,265 more affordable than 49% of 49 Mississippi colleges

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Each bar is a $3K-wide band; taller bars hold more Mississippi colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · 2022–23

Mississippi's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price

Coahoma Community CollegeClarksdale, MS · Public

Avg net price: Aid covers full cost
Net price (<$30K income): Aid covers full cost
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $21,521
Enrollment: 1,633

Southwest Mississippi Community CollegeSummit, MS · Public

Avg net price: $2,525
Net price (<$30K income): $2,171
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $29,092
Enrollment: 1,758

Mississippi Delta Community CollegeMoorhead, MS · Public

Avg net price: $3,715
Net price (<$30K income): $3,507
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $24,324
Enrollment: 1,978

Copiah-Lincoln Community CollegeWesson, MS · Public

Avg net price: $3,894
Net price (<$30K income): $3,165
Median debt: $7,435
Median earnings, 6yr: $28,001
Enrollment: 2,932

Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, MS · Public

Avg net price: $4,060
Net price (<$30K income): $3,233
Median debt: $9,371
Median earnings, 6yr: $26,579
Enrollment: 8,859

East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba, MS · Public

Avg net price: $4,608
Net price (<$30K income): $4,273
Median debt: $9,006
Median earnings, 6yr: $28,549
Enrollment: 3,841

Itawamba Community CollegeFulton, MS · Public

Avg net price: $4,616
Net price (<$30K income): $3,623
Median debt: $7,631
Median earnings, 6yr: $30,851
Enrollment: 5,139

East Central Community CollegeDecatur, MS · Public

Avg net price: $5,240
Net price (<$30K income): $4,575
Median debt: $5,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $28,873
Enrollment: 2,785

Holmes Community CollegeGoodman, MS · Public

Avg net price: $5,643
Net price (<$30K income): $5,618
Median debt: $9,274
Median earnings, 6yr: $28,661
Enrollment: 5,039

Jones County Junior CollegeEllisville, MS · Public

Avg net price: $6,048
Net price (<$30K income): $5,645
Median debt: $6,291
Median earnings, 6yr: $29,640
Enrollment: 4,753

Meridian Community CollegeMeridian, MS · Public

Avg net price: $6,351
Net price (<$30K income): $6,351
Median debt: $5,521
Median earnings, 6yr: $28,752
Enrollment: 2,780

Pearl River Community CollegePoplarville, MS · Public

Avg net price: $6,532
Net price (<$30K income): $5,647
Median debt: $9,750
Median earnings, 6yr: $28,592
Enrollment: 6,011

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, MS · Public

Avg net price: $6,962
Net price (<$30K income): $5,778
Median debt: $10,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $28,421
Enrollment: 8,694

Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobia, MS · Public

Avg net price: $7,911
Net price (<$30K income): $6,370
Median debt: $6,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $31,370
Enrollment: 7,867

Southeastern Baptist CollegeLaurel, MS · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $8,138
Net price (<$30K income): $8,315
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 93

Blue Cliff College-GulfportGulfport, MS · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $8,252
Net price (<$30K income): $8,252
Median debt: $9,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $20,197
Enrollment: 200

Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeBooneville, MS · Public

Avg net price: $8,343
Net price (<$30K income): $6,771
Median debt: $9,722
Median earnings, 6yr: $31,687
Enrollment: 3,442

Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & CosmetologyClinton, MS · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $8,616
Net price (<$30K income): $8,616
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $19,988
Enrollment: 0

Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, MS · Public

Avg net price: $9,686
Net price (<$30K income): $9,073
Median debt: $28,413
Median earnings, 6yr: $25,817
Enrollment: 2,205

KC's School of Hair DesignPontotoc, MS · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $10,214
Net price (<$30K income): $9,881
Median debt: $7,978
Median earnings, 6yr: $19,613
Enrollment: 58

Vaughn Beauty CollegeAberdeen, MS · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $12,020
Net price (<$30K income): $12,020
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 63

Mississippi University for WomenColumbus, MS · Public

Avg net price: $12,411
Net price (<$30K income): $10,676
Median debt: $15,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $47,458
Enrollment: 2,193

Traxlers School of HairJackson, MS · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $12,520
Net price (<$30K income): $12,201
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $13,589
Enrollment: 98

Rust CollegeHolly Springs, MS · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $12,587
Net price (<$30K income): $12,546
Median debt: $26,159
Median earnings, 6yr: $25,641
Enrollment: 467

Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, MS · Public

Avg net price: $13,265
Net price (<$30K income): $12,613
Median debt: $27,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $27,752
Enrollment: 2,995

#	College	Avg net price	Net price (<$30K income)	Median debt	Median earnings, 6yr	Enrollment
1	Coahoma Community CollegeClarksdale, MS · Public	Aid covers full cost	Aid covers full cost	-	$21,521	1,633
2	Southwest Mississippi Community CollegeSummit, MS · Public	$2,525	$2,171	-	$29,092	1,758
3	Mississippi Delta Community CollegeMoorhead, MS · Public	$3,715	$3,507	-	$24,324	1,978
4	Copiah-Lincoln Community CollegeWesson, MS · Public	$3,894	$3,165	$7,435	$28,001	2,932
5	Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, MS · Public	$4,060	$3,233	$9,371	$26,579	8,859
6	East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba, MS · Public	$4,608	$4,273	$9,006	$28,549	3,841
7	Itawamba Community CollegeFulton, MS · Public	$4,616	$3,623	$7,631	$30,851	5,139
8	East Central Community CollegeDecatur, MS · Public	$5,240	$4,575	$5,500	$28,873	2,785
9	Holmes Community CollegeGoodman, MS · Public	$5,643	$5,618	$9,274	$28,661	5,039
10	Jones County Junior CollegeEllisville, MS · Public	$6,048	$5,645	$6,291	$29,640	4,753
11	Meridian Community CollegeMeridian, MS · Public	$6,351	$6,351	$5,521	$28,752	2,780
12	Pearl River Community CollegePoplarville, MS · Public	$6,532	$5,647	$9,750	$28,592	6,011
13	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, MS · Public	$6,962	$5,778	$10,000	$28,421	8,694
14	Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobia, MS · Public	$7,911	$6,370	$6,500	$31,370	7,867
15	Southeastern Baptist CollegeLaurel, MS · Private nonprofit	$8,138	$8,315	-	-	93
16	Blue Cliff College-GulfportGulfport, MS · Private for-profit	$8,252	$8,252	$9,500	$20,197	200
17	Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeBooneville, MS · Public	$8,343	$6,771	$9,722	$31,687	3,442
18	Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & CosmetologyClinton, MS · Private for-profit	$8,616	$8,616	-	$19,988	0
19	Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, MS · Public	$9,686	$9,073	$28,413	$25,817	2,205
20	KC's School of Hair DesignPontotoc, MS · Private for-profit	$10,214	$9,881	$7,978	$19,613	58
21	Vaughn Beauty CollegeAberdeen, MS · Private for-profit	$12,020	$12,020	-	-	63
22	Mississippi University for WomenColumbus, MS · Public	$12,411	$10,676	$15,000	$47,458	2,193
23	Traxlers School of HairJackson, MS · Private for-profit	$12,520	$12,201	-	$13,589	98
24	Rust CollegeHolly Springs, MS · Private nonprofit	$12,587	$12,546	$26,159	$25,641	467
25	Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, MS · Public	$13,265	$12,613	$27,000	$27,752	2,995

Showing the 25 cheapest of 49 Scorecard-reporting Mississippi schools. The remaining 24 are ranked in the same net-price order but omitted from this HTML table so the page stays crawlable.

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Coahoma Community College reports the lowest average net price in Mississippi, but "average" blends every income bracket, check your bracket's figure before assuming it applies to you. View Coahoma Community College
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Figures reflect the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23 release.

Average net price = the institution-reported average amount students actually paid after all grant and scholarship aid, excluding loans. Only schools with a reported average net price in the DOE College Scorecard dataset are ranked. This page lists the 25 cheapest; the title count is the full Scorecard-reporting cohort for Mississippi. Schools with fewer than 10 net-price-reporting institutions in a state or territory are not given a dedicated ranking page.

Some schools on this page show "Aid covers full cost" instead of a dollar figure. This reflects real federal data: at a small number of low-cost institutions, mostly community colleges with strong state or federal grant programs, average grant and scholarship aid meets or exceeds the cost-of-attendance components used in the net-price calculation, producing a reported net price of $0 or below for the average aided student. It is not a display error.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23

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Mississippi's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price

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