Mississippi's PA options now include programs in Clinton, Meridian and Long Beach. This page distinguishes Mississippi Christian University's name change from a closure and includes Southern Mississippi's newly accredited program.
Program and cost sources checked November 12, 2026.
Program locations and accreditation are checked against official sources. Prices retain their published scope and year; estimates and incomplete totals are identified instead of silently filling gaps.
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Verified totals matching your selected cost basis come first. Other prices and estimates remain below, alphabetically. Rate years can differ; this is not a ranking of total attendance cost.
Published tuition is $12,250 per semester across eight semesters, fixed for the program: $98,000. The $106,005 tuition-and-fees estimate includes separate fees, which may change. Formerly Mississippi College.
The semester schedule totals $12,150 resident or $20,900 nonresident including required program charges. These are semester charges, not full-program tuition; confirm the complete 29-month cohort budget.
Official cost tables show $90,000 tuition over 108 credits ($38,333 + $37,500 + $14,167), $300 university fees and $2,500 program fees: $92,800 total tuition and fees. The initial estimates may change. The PA program is at Gulf Park in Long Beach, rather than the university headquarters in Hattiesburg; first cohort scheduled for January 2027.
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Mississippi Christian and Southern Mississippi publish full-program tuition amounts. Mississippi State's Meridian schedule is semester-based, so it needs a complete cohort budget before comparison. The lowest documented tuition on this page is not a claim that every Mississippi program has been ranked on complete costs.
| Program | Published cost | Rate / cohort |
|---|---|---|
| University of Southern Mississippi | $90,000 all students | Current published estimate; cohort year not stated |
| Mississippi Christian University | $98,000 all students | 2026–2027 tuition schedule |
Tables are ordered by resident or flat cost where available. Nonresident amounts are shown alongside. Open a program’s source to confirm the rate for your entering class.
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Explore the Dashboard →Mississippi College is now Mississippi Christian University. The current accredited roster and university PA website show an active program; the name change should not be mistaken for a shutdown.
Southern Mississippi received Provisional accreditation in July 2026. Review its current admissions timeline, program outcomes as they become available and the complete cost schedule.
The current evidence shows Mississippi Christian University's PA program in Clinton with Accreditation-Continued. Mississippi College is its former name.
The University of Southern Mississippi's PA program at the Gulf Park campus in Long Beach appears on the accredited roster with Provisional status. Its inaugural cohort is scheduled for January 2027; confirm the intended cohort directly with the university.
Accreditation and state placement use the current ARC-PA roster, with program sites for campus details. Each cost card links to its university source. “Verified” means the displayed amount and scope were located in an official source on the review date; it does not mean the rate applies to every future entering class.
Tuition-only and tuition-plus-fees totals stay separate. Annual and per-term figures are not treated as full-program totals. Calculated estimates are labelled and excluded from full-program sorts. “Not verified” means a reliable comparable amount was not established, not that a program is free.
Continued, Provisional and Probation are accreditation statuses; applicant programs are not yet accredited. “F” identifies a focused visit. Program-specific cost and accreditation details here reflect this state review; the national directory and paid comparison dataset retain their separately dated snapshots.
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