Business and office training in Mississippi

53 business and office programs in 6 fields of business and office work, with costs, results and funding that can make them free

27 schools offer these programs, and Mississippi has approved every one for workforce funding. Compare the 6 fields below, then open one to see each program with its price and how past students did.

Business and office training covers office work most employers need: business administration and management, accounting and bookkeeping, customer service, human resources, project management and paralegal work, and the courses that lead to a real estate or insurance license, along with interpreter and translator training. Most are certificates or short courses; some are two-year degrees.

All job training programs in Mississippi, every line of work

Accredited business schools in Mississippi, each school with its accreditor

Business and office training by state, to compare Mississippi with other states

Compare business and office programs in Mississippi: cost, pay and results

Administrative assistant training
26 programs at 17 schools
Most cost
$4,100 to $7,664
Earned a year, estimated
about $24,500
Working 6 months later
63%
Finished
Left out
Accounting and bookkeeping classes
11 programs at 10 schools
Most cost
$6,955 to $8,325
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
Left out
Digital marketing courses
5 programs at 5 schools
Most cost
$7,900 to $8,800
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
Left out
Business administration programs
5 programs at 5 schools
Most cost
$5,770 to $8,420
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
Left out
Paralegal programs
4 programs at 4 schools
Most cost
Not enough data
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
Left out
Human resources training
2 programs at 2 schools
Most cost
Not enough data
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Finished
Not reported

Each figure is the middle program of that field. Yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are counted; other schools in Mississippi may offer more. How these figures are made

Is there free business and office training in Mississippi?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program counted on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.¹²³
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁴ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.³
Or pay yourself. Without funding, prices differ by field: most administrative assistant programs in Mississippi cost $4,100 to $7,664, and most digital marketing programs $7,900 to $8,800. Each field's page lists every program with its price.

Other job training in Mississippi, by line of work

Programs approved in Mississippi in each line of work.

Where the Mississippi business and office numbers come from

Which Mississippi programs are counted?

Programs Mississippi approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) in the fields listed above. Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).⁵ They come from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025), covering programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Mississippi offers.

What the figures for each field mean

Each figure is the middle program among those that report it: half did better, half did worse. Prices are what most programs cost if you pay yourself (the middle half). Earnings are for the second quarter after students left, times four. Where a figure is missing, the table says why: "Not reported", "Left out" or "Not enough data" (what each means).

How reliable are the Mississippi figures?

We leave out the share who finished for Mississippi: 6 in 10 of its programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states.

Sources for the funding facts about business and office programs in Mississippi

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