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2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Construction Trades is one of the most popular subjects to study in Mississippi. With 586 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Mississippi to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for construction trades students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Construction Trades
Our 2023 rankings named East Mississippi Community College the best value school in Mississippi for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. EMCC is a small public school located in the remote area of Scooba.
EMCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,740 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
EMCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Mississippi list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Itawamba Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the remote town of Fulton, ICC is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ICC are $3,160 a year.
ICC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Mississippi list.
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Out of the 5 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Hinds Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Hinds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Raymond.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hinds Community College are $3,750 per year.
Hinds Community College also made our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Mississippi list, coming in at #2.
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Out of the 5 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Jones County Junior College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Ellisville, Jones County Junior College is a public school with a small student population.
Jones County Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,970 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 5 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Delta Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Delta Technical College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Horn Lake.
Request InformationBest Value Construction Trades Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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North Carolina | 1,800 |
West Virginia | 162 |
Alabama | 493 |
Kentucky | 3,767 |
Georgia | 1,457 |
Tennessee | 486 |
Louisiana | 860 |
South Carolina | 303 |
Florida | 1,637 |
Virginia | 510 |
Arkansas | 104 |
Construction Trades Related Majors for Construction Trades
Construction Trades Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 26,459 |
Building Management & Inspection | 5,269 |
Carpentry | 3,899 |
Plumbing & Water Supply | 2,888 |
Construction | 1,813 |
Masonry | 284 |
Other Construction | 190 |
Majors Similar to Construction Trades
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Personal & Culinary Services | 149,352 |
Mechanic & Repair Technologies | 105,741 |
Precision Production | 55,411 |
Transportation & Materials Moving | 33,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.