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Best Trade Programs in Mississippi (2026)

Top 100 of 138 programs in Mississippi · Updated 2026

The best trade school programs in Mississippi, ranked by overall value. We scored 138 programs across Mississippi trade schools on earnings, AI resilience, job demand, and tuition ROI. The top programs average $38,881/yr in graduate earnings.

Programs in MS

138

Avg Earnings (Top 100)

$38,881/yr

Avg TSW Score

66/100

#1 Program

Ground Transportation

Meridian Community College

Top Trade Programs in Mississippi

Top 100 programs by TSW Score. Click any row for full analysis.

#	Program	TSW Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
1	Ground Transportation Meridian Community College · Meridian, MS	82 81–82	$38,766/yr	AI-Proof	99.5x
2	Nursing Mississippi Delta Community College · Moorhead, MS	87 82–88	$74,925/yr	Moderate	104.0x
3	Nursing Coahoma Community College · Clarksdale, MS	89 81–89	$69,120/yr	Moderate	145.4x
4	Nursing Hinds Community College · Raymond, MS	85 79–85	$65,901/yr	Moderate	96.1x
5	Nursing Holmes Community College · Goodman, MS	85 80–86	$67,054/yr	Moderate	97.7x
6	Nursing Jones County Junior College · Ellisville, MS	84 79–85	$67,107/yr	Moderate	76.1x
7	Nursing Meridian Community College · Meridian, MS	85 79–85	$65,755/yr	Moderate	91.5x
8	Nursing Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College · Perkinston, MS	84 79–84	$66,438/yr	Moderate	86.9x
9	Nursing Northwest Mississippi Community College · Senatobia, MS	86 81–87	$70,472/yr	Moderate	90.5x
10	Nursing Pearl River Community College · Poplarville, MS	85 80–85	$67,190/yr	Moderate	95.4x
11	Nursing Southwest Mississippi Community College · Summit, MS	86 80–86	$70,513/yr	Moderate	86.6x
12	Nursing East Central Community College · Decatur, MS	83 77–84	$59,183/yr	Moderate	88.9x
13	Electrical Installation Itawamba Community College · Fulton, MS	79 77–80	$61,039/yr	AI-Proof	90.6x
14	Nursing Itawamba Community College · Fulton, MS	84 78–84	$60,245/yr	Moderate	96.8x
15	Nursing Northeast Mississippi Community College · Booneville, MS	80 75–80	$60,759/yr	Moderate	67.0x
16	Electrical Installation East Mississippi Community College · Scooba, MS	81 78–82	$53,950/yr	AI-Proof	131.4x
17	Ground Transportation Hinds Community College · Raymond, MS	77 76–77	$32,532/yr	AI-Proof	90.0x
18	Practical Nursing Hinds Community College · Raymond, MS	79 77–79	$42,518/yr	AI-Proof	112.9x
19	Practical Nursing Mississippi Delta Community College · Moorhead, MS	80 78–80	$42,855/yr	AI-Proof	120.1x
20	Practical Nursing Pearl River Community College · Poplarville, MS	80 77–80	$42,177/yr	AI-Proof	134.6x
21	Practical Nursing Coahoma Community College · Clarksdale, MS	79 77–79	$41,032/yr	AI-Proof	116.6x
22	Practical Nursing Holmes Community College · Goodman, MS	79 76–79	$40,058/yr	AI-Proof	129.5x
23	Heavy Equipment Technology Itawamba Community College · Fulton, MS	72 71–72	$64,343/yr	AI-Proof	93.1x
24	Practical Nursing Northeast Mississippi Community College · Booneville, MS	74 73–75	$38,777/yr	AI-Proof	82.3x
25	Ground Transportation Delta Technical College-Mississippi · Horn Lake, MS	67 66–68	$36,234/yr	AI-Proof	—
26	Practical Nursing East Mississippi Community College · Scooba, MS	74 73–75	$36,809/yr	AI-Proof	77.9x
27	Medical Assisting Itawamba Community College · Fulton, MS	73 70–73	$45,207/yr	Resilient	70.2x
28	Practical Nursing Itawamba Community College · Fulton, MS	76 74–77	$37,132/yr	AI-Proof	118.8x
29	Ground Transportation Pearl River Community College · Poplarville, MS	71 71–72	$27,251/yr	AI-Proof	73.7x
30	Medical Assisting Holmes Community College · Goodman, MS	72 68–72	$42,578/yr	Resilient	69.5x
31	Criminal Justice Itawamba Community College · Fulton, MS	69 65–71	$32,996/yr	Resilient	56.1x
32	Medical Assisting Pearl River Community College · Poplarville, MS	70 67–70	$42,444/yr	Resilient	59.9x
33	Practical Nursing Jones County Junior College · Ellisville, MS	72 71–72	$34,148/yr	AI-Proof	81.2x
34	Practical Nursing Meridian Community College · Meridian, MS	73 71–73	$34,111/yr	AI-Proof	93.4x
35	Medical Assisting Hinds Community College · Raymond, MS	70 63–70	$38,314/yr	Resilient	68.8x
36	Precision Metalworking Northwest Mississippi Community College · Senatobia, MS	65 64–66	$36,303/yr	AI-Proof	98.2x
37	Practical Nursing Northwest Mississippi Community College · Senatobia, MS	73 70–74	$32,788/yr	AI-Proof	110.2x
38	Business Administration Northwest Mississippi Community College · Senatobia, MS	72 63–74	$29,997/yr	Moderate	59.1x
39	Business Strayer University-Mississippi · Jackson, MS	69 62–71	$44,154/yr	Moderate	19.1x
40	Precision Metalworking East Mississippi Community College · Scooba, MS	65 63–66	$35,345/yr	AI-Proof	113.1x
41	Allied Health Professions Hinds Community College · Raymond, MS	71 67–71	$56,165/yr	Resilient	80.1x
42	Vehicle Repair Technology Itawamba Community College · Fulton, MS	62 61–63	$35,127/yr	AI-Proof	55.7x
43	Precision Metalworking Itawamba Community College · Fulton, MS	65 63–65	$35,061/yr	AI-Proof	101.5x
44	Heavy Equipment Technology Northeast Mississippi Community College · Booneville, MS	59 60–59	$45,147/yr	AI-Proof	48.5x
45	Business Holmes Community College · Goodman, MS	69 60–71	$27,012/yr	Moderate	58.1x
46	Allied Health Professions Pearl River Community College · Poplarville, MS	68 65–68	$50,246/yr	Resilient	56.0x
47	Practical Nursing Southwest Mississippi Community College · Summit, MS	68 67–68	$30,071/yr	AI-Proof	74.9x
48	IT Management Strayer University-Mississippi · Jackson, MS	68 61–71	$61,810/yr	Exposed	20.1x
49	Vehicle Repair Technology East Mississippi Community College · Scooba, MS	65 64–65	$31,830/yr	AI-Proof	79.6x
50	Allied Health Professions Holmes Community College · Goodman, MS	66 63–66	$45,804/yr	Resilient	64.2x
51	Allied Health Professions Itawamba Community College · Fulton, MS	68 64–68	$47,596/yr	Resilient	74.3x
52	Precision Metalworking Meridian Community College · Meridian, MS	63 60–64	$31,988/yr	AI-Proof	116.9x
53	Business Itawamba Community College · Fulton, MS	66 57–68	$24,813/yr	Moderate	54.0x
54	Health Administration Meridian Community College · Meridian, MS	66 56–69	$27,890/yr	Moderate	55.9x
55	Allied Health Professions Meridian Community College · Meridian, MS	63 60–64	$43,829/yr	Resilient	57.6x
56	Criminal Justice Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College · Perkinston, MS	63 59–64	$28,817/yr	Resilient	41.4x
57	Agricultural Mechanization Northwest Mississippi Community College · Senatobia, MS	63 62–64	$49,040/yr	Resilient	66.0x
58	Allied Health Professions Northwest Mississippi Community College · Senatobia, MS	66 62–67	$45,024/yr	Resilient	70.8x
59	Health Administration Hinds Community College · Raymond, MS	64 59–66	$29,949/yr	Moderate	41.8x
60	Criminal Justice Holmes Community College · Goodman, MS	61 56–63	$24,853/yr	Resilient	47.2x
61	Health Administration Itawamba Community College · Fulton, MS	66 57–69	$27,338/yr	Moderate	59.7x
62	Allied Health Professions Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College · Perkinston, MS	62 59–63	$41,228/yr	Resilient	57.8x
63	Clinical Laboratory Science Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College · Perkinston, MS	62 60–62	$44,560/yr	Resilient	55.4x
64	Medical Assisting Concorde Career College-Southaven · Southaven, MS	61 57–61	$38,826/yr	Resilient	—
65	Medical Assisting Meridian Community College · Meridian, MS	60 54–61	$28,895/yr	Resilient	50.0x
66	Business Administration Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College · Perkinston, MS	63 54–65	$22,672/yr	Moderate	49.8x
67	Industrial Production Technology Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College · Perkinston, MS	65 58–66	$43,631/yr	Resilient	83.2x
68	Health Administration Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College · Perkinston, MS	62 56–64	$28,198/yr	Moderate	39.5x
69	Business Operations Support Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College · Perkinston, MS	60 55–63	$29,857/yr	Exposed	36.8x
70	Dental Assisting Northeast Mississippi Community College · Booneville, MS	61 59–61	$46,465/yr	Resilient	41.0x
71	Industrial Production Technology Pearl River Community College · Poplarville, MS	66 59–68	$44,162/yr	Resilient	96.3x
72	Dental Assisting Pearl River Community College · Poplarville, MS	59 57–59	$39,402/yr	Resilient	53.0x
73	Electrical Installation Delta Technical College-Mississippi · Horn Lake, MS	57 54–58	$34,080/yr	AI-Proof	—
74	Accounting Northwest Mississippi Community College · Senatobia, MS	63 54–66	$28,725/yr	Exposed	55.6x
75	Teacher Education Northwest Mississippi Community College · Senatobia, MS	55 48–56	$18,490/yr	Moderate	51.8x
76	Precision Metalworking Delta Technical College-Mississippi · Horn Lake, MS	49 47–49	$31,630/yr	AI-Proof	—
77	Dental Assisting Concorde Career College-Southaven · Southaven, MS	57 53–57	$47,898/yr	Resilient	—
78	Precision Metalworking Hinds Community College · Raymond, MS	53 49–55	$22,434/yr	AI-Proof	92.8x
79	Health Administration Holmes Community College · Goodman, MS	59 53–61	$23,986/yr	Moderate	40.9x
80	Allied Health Professions Mississippi Delta Community College · Moorhead, MS	57 54–57	$34,670/yr	Resilient	48.0x
81	Teacher Education Holmes Community College · Goodman, MS	54 49–56	$18,553/yr	Moderate	37.5x
82	Health Administration Delta Technical College-Mississippi · Horn Lake, MS	57 50–59	$24,993/yr	Moderate	—
83	Health Administration Concorde Career College-Southaven · Southaven, MS	57 50–59	$25,088/yr	Moderate	—
84	Vehicle Repair Technology Hinds Community College · Raymond, MS	52 47–53	$15,553/yr	AI-Proof	83.2x
85	Electrical Engineering Technology Pearl River Community College · Poplarville, MS	56 51–58	$39,929/yr	Moderate	62.3x
86	Human Development & Family Studies East Central Community College · Decatur, MS	52 50–54	$21,950/yr	Moderate	28.3x
87	Allied Health Professions Northeast Mississippi Community College · Booneville, MS	53 51–53	$34,402/yr	Resilient	35.1x
88	Business Administration Pearl River Community College · Poplarville, MS	56 51–57	$19,312/yr	Moderate	25.5x
89	Medical Assisting Delta Technical College-Mississippi · Horn Lake, MS	52 47–52	$25,826/yr	Resilient	—
90	Health Administration Blue Cliff College-Gulfport · Gulfport, MS	54 48–57	$20,985/yr	Moderate	—
91	Human Development & Family Studies Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College · Perkinston, MS	51 48–52	$20,069/yr	Moderate	24.7x
92	Health Administration Pearl River Community College · Poplarville, MS	52 46–55	$18,372/yr	Moderate	28.3x
93	Veterinary Technology Hinds Community College · Raymond, MS	51 48–51	$31,998/yr	Resilient	40.8x
94	Cosmetology Meridian Community College · Meridian, MS	48 45–49	$17,559/yr	Resilient	51.4x
95	Marketing Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College · Perkinston, MS	52 47–55	$28,127/yr	Exposed	40.7x
96	Cosmetology Northwest Mississippi Community College · Senatobia, MS	52 46–53	$17,660/yr	Resilient	68.4x
97	Medical Assisting Concorde Career College-Southaven · Southaven, MS	49 45–50	$22,543/yr	Resilient	—
98	Drafting & Design Technology Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College · Perkinston, MS	48 45–50	$35,706/yr	Moderate	44.2x
99	Medical Assisting Blue Cliff College-Gulfport · Gulfport, MS	48 44–49	$19,788/yr	Resilient	—
100	Environmental Technology Delta Technical College-Mississippi · Horn Lake, MS	46 43–47	$31,905/yr	Resilient	—

Methodology

This ranking includes the top 100 trade programs at Mississippi schools, drawn from 138 total programs with earnings data. Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100), which combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and tuition ROI.

Only in-state tuition is used for ROI calculations. Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best trade program in Mississippi?

By TradeSchoolOutlook Score, Ground Transportation at Meridian Community College ranks #1 in Mississippi with a score of 82/100 and graduate earnings of $38,766/yr.

How many trade programs are in Mississippi?

Our database includes 138 trade programs across Mississippi schools with reported earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.