Online Universities in Mississippi
Mississippi has nearly as many community colleges as private and public colleges combined. There are 16 two-year schools throughout the state, eight private colleges, and 10 public universities. Most schools are found in rural areas or small towns. The largest university, Mississippi State University, is in rural Starkville, located 125 miles northeast of the state capital, Jackson. There are more than 20,000 students enrolled. Agriculture is one of the school’s main programs.
Mississippi is one of the most rural states in the country, with 56% of the population living in a rural area, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health. Major industries are based in agriculture, with cotton, corn, soybeans, and rice main products, as well as oil, textiles, transportation, and fishing.
In addition to being one of the most rural, the state is one of the poorest in the country. It has the highest poverty rate (21.3%) and the lowest median income ($36,850) among all 50 states, according to the most-recent U.S. Census Bureau figures. There is a bright spot on the horizon, though. The federal government has allotted $500 million to help rebuild the Gulfport Harbor post-Katrina, which is expected to create thousands of jobs. The state’s development authority has also created more than 50,000 new jobs in recent years at companies including Toyota and KIOR through a $10 billion investment.
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Alcorn State University
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Associate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
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Address & Phone:
1000 ASU Dr Ste 359
Alcorn State, Mississippi 39096-7500
(601) 877-6100
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Antonelli College-Hattiesburg
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Associate's Degree
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Address & Phone:
1500 N 31st Ave
Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401
(601) 583-4100
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Antonelli College-Jackson
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Associate's Degree
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Address & Phone:
2323 Lakeland Drive
Jackson, Mississippi 39232
(601) 362-9991
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Belhaven University
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Associate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
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Address & Phone:
1500 Peachtree St
Jackson, Mississippi 39202
(601) 968-5940
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Blue Mountain College
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
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Address & Phone:
201 W Main St
Blue Mountain, Mississippi 38610-9509
(662) 685-4771
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Coahoma Community College
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Associate's Degree
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Address & Phone:
3240 Friars Point Rd
Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614
(662) 627-2571
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Copiah-Lincoln Community College
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Associate's Degree
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Address & Phone:
1001 Co-Lin Lane
Wesson, Mississippi 39191
(601) 643-5101
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Delta State University
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
Doctorate Degree
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Address & Phone:
Hwy 8 West
Cleveland, Mississippi 38733
(662) 846-3000
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East Central Community College
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Associate's Degree
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Address & Phone:
275 West Broad Street
Decatur, Mississippi 39327-0129
(601) 635-2111
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East Mississippi Community College
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Associate's Degree
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Address & Phone:
1512 Kemper Street
Scooba, Mississippi 39358-0158
(662) 476-5000
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Hinds Community College
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Associate's Degree
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Address & Phone:
505 East Main Street
Raymond, Mississippi 39154
(601) 857-5261
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Holmes Community College
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Associate's Degree
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Address & Phone:
#1 Hill St
Goodman, Mississippi 39079
(662) 472-2312
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Itawamba Community College
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Associate's Degree
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Address & Phone:
602 W Hill Street
Fulton, Mississippi 38843-1099
(601) 862-8000
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ITT Technical Institute–Madison
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
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Programs:
Associate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
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Address & Phone:
382 Galleria Pkwy Ste 100
Madison, Mississippi 39110
(601) 607-4500
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Jackson State University
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
Doctorate Degree
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Address & Phone:
1440 J R Lynch St
Jackson, Mississippi 39217
(601) 979-2121
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Jones County Junior College
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Associate's Degree
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Address & Phone:
900 South Court Street
Ellisville, Mississippi 39437
(601) 477-4000
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Meridian Community College
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Associate's Degree
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Address & Phone:
910 Hwy 19 N
Meridian, Mississippi 39307-5801
(601) 483-8241 x799
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Miller-Motte Technical College-Gulfport
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Associate's Degree
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Address & Phone:
12121 Hwy 49 N
Gulfport, Mississippi 39503
(228) 273-3400
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Mississippi College
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
Doctorate Degree
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Address & Phone:
200 South Capitol Street
Clinton, Mississippi 39058
(601) 925-3000
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Mississippi Delta Community College
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Associate's Degree
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Address & Phone:
Hwy 3 and Cherry St
Moorhead, Mississippi 38761
(662) 246-6322
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Associate's Degree
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Address & Phone:
51 Main Street
Perkinston, Mississippi 39573
(866) 735-1122
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Mississippi State University
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
Doctorate Degree
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Address & Phone:
Lee Boulevard
Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762
(662) 325-2323
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Mississippi University for Women
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Associate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
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Address & Phone:
1100 College Street
Columbus, Mississippi 39701
(662) 329-4750
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Mississippi Valley State University
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
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Address & Phone:
14000 Highway 82 West
Itta Bena, Mississippi 38941-1400
(662) 254-9041
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Northeast Mississippi Community College
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Associate's Degree
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Address & Phone:
101 Cunningham Blvd
Booneville, Mississippi 38829
(662) 728-7751
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Northwest Mississippi Community College
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Associate's Degree
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Address & Phone:
4975 Hwy 51 N
Senatobia, Mississippi 38668-1714
(662) 562-3200
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Pearl River Community College
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Associate's Degree
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Address & Phone:
101 Hwy 11 N
Poplarville, Mississippi 39470
(601) 403-1000
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Rust College
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Associate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
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Address & Phone:
150 Rust Ave
Holly Springs, Mississippi 38635
(601) 252-8000
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Southeastern Baptist College
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
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Programs:
Associate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
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Address & Phone:
4229 Hwy 15 N
Laurel, Mississippi 39440-9989
(601) 426-6346
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Southwest Mississippi Community College
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Associate's Degree
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Address & Phone:
1156 College Dr
Summit, Mississippi 39666-0000
(601) 276-2000
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Strayer University-Mississippi
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Associate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
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Address & Phone:
460 Briarwood Dr
Jackson, Mississippi 39206
(888) 378-7293
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University of Mississippi
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
Doctorate Degree
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Address & Phone:
Oxford
Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677-1848
(662) 915-7211
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University of Mississippi Medical Center
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
Doctorate Degree
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Address & Phone:
2500 N State St
Jackson, Mississippi 39216-4505
(601) 984-1000
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University of Southern Mississippi
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
Doctorate Degree
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Address & Phone:
118 College Drive # 0001
Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39406-0001
(601) 266-1000
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Virginia College-Biloxi
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Associate's Degree
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Address & Phone:
920 Cedar Lake Rd-Ste C
Biloxi, Mississippi 39532
(228) 392-2994 x3128
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Virginia College-Jackson
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Associate's Degree
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Address & Phone:
4795 Interstate 55 N
Jackson, Mississippi 39206-4026
(601) 977-0960
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Wesley Biblical Seminary
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
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Programs:
Master's Degree
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Address & Phone:
787 E. Northside Drive
Jackson, Mississippi 39286
(601) 366-8880
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William Carey University
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Type:
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Accrediting:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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Programs:
Certificate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
Doctorate Degree
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Address & Phone:
498 Tuscan Ave
Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401-5499
(601) 318-6051