TUITION

Yes — regardless of where you live. Undergraduate online students pay $389 per credit hour; graduate students pay $532. No Mississippi residency required. Use the tuition calculator above to estimate your semester cost.

A technology fee and distance education fee per credit hour. Campus fees — athletics, health services, parking — don't apply to fully online students. The full schedule is at the MSU Controller's Office.

Yes. MSU divides your semester balance into 5 monthly auto-draft payments through Nelnet Business Solutions. There's a $75 non-refundable enrollment fee. You sign up through QuikPAY in your myState portal at the start of each term.

Yes. CPCS accepts transfer credits from regionally accredited institutions. Several programs are built around AAS and AS transfer pathways. Military and professional experience may qualify for credit for prior learning. An enrollment specialist can look at your transcript and tell you exactly what counts.

Yes. Mississippi State is a Yellow Ribbon institution. GI Bill benefits, MyCAA, and active-duty tuition assistance all apply. The MASOL program has a Military Concentration designed around the leadership experience service members bring in.

Online students pay the same per-credit rate as Mississippi in-state students — with no campus fees for housing, parking, or athletics on top. For working adults who are already employed and living where they live, the math works out well. Same MSU degree, same faculty, none of the overhead.

Online students have access to the same aid as on-campus students:

• Federal Aid — Pell Grants and federal loans via the FAFSA
• MSU Scholarships — university and college-level merit awards
• Military Benefits — GI Bill, MyCAA, and tuition assistance
• Employer Tuition Assistance — many CPCS students are partially or fully reimbursed by their employer
• Payment Plans — 5-month installment plans through Nelnet