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Mississippi is home to 13 private and eight public colleges and universities.  Currently, there are over 70,000 students enrolled in Mississippi’s Higher Education System.  For the 2004-2005 academic year, Mississippi’s colleges and universities awarded 13,852 degrees and had an operating budget of $2.4 billion.  Each year more the 25,000 of the students enrolled in Mississippi’s higher education system purse their degree from colleges and universities located throughout MEDA’s region.

 

Top Five Baccalaureate Degrees Awarded at Mississippi Universities

1. Elementary Education and Teaching
2. Business Administration and Management, General
3. Marketing/Marketing Management, General
4. Psychology, General
5. Nursing – Registered Nurse Training

Top Five Master’s Degrees Awarded at Mississippi Universities

1. Business Administration and Management, General
2. Counselor Education/School Counselor
3. Curriculum and Instruction
4. Educational Leadership and Administration, General
5. Geology/Earth Science, General

Local Centers for Higher Education

FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS
State-Supported	Main Campus Location, Branches	Enrollment
Jackson State University	Jackson	8,351
University of Mississippi (Branch)	Jackson	1,673
University of Mississippi Medical Center	Jackson	2,003
* Includes the Degrees Awarded for the Entire University
Independent Nonprofit	Main Campus Location, Branches	Enrollment
Belhaven College	Jackson	2,493
Millsaps College	Jackson	1,146
Mississippi College	Jackson	3,588
Tougaloo College	Jackson	971
Source:  Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, 2004 & 2005; Mississippi State Board for Community & Junior Colleges, 2004