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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, 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

Truck Driving & CDL

Meridian Community College

Top Trade Programs in Mississippi

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

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

About This Ranking

What we ranked

Best Trades in Mississippi ranks 100 programs across the United States by the TradeSchoolOutlook Score, which combines graduate earnings, return on investment, and job-market demand into a single 0-100 metric.

Data sources

Earnings figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which tracks graduate income one and five years after program completion. Job-market projections use Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024-2034 employment data.

How to read the table

Use the sort controls below the headline to re-rank by earnings, ROI, or other metrics. Click any school name for full earnings projections, three-scenario modeling, and detailed program data. Most students attend a school within driving distance — local rankings are usually more actionable than national.

Caveats & limitations

Rankings reflect what the data can measure: post-graduation earnings, debt levels, and broad labor-market trends. They cannot capture program quality nuances like instructor expertise, hands-on equipment access, or industry connections. Treat rankings as a starting point — visit schools and talk to current students before committing.

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, 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, Truck Driving & CDL 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). Last updated 2025.