Mississippi offers a wide range of Colleges choices for international students thinking of studying there. International students may not know what each state is like and how many Colleges may be located there. Therefore, in order to make your Mississippi research easier, we’ve sorted some key city data below.
On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Brandon. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Brandon is right for you.
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BRANDON, MISSISSIPPI QUICK STATSCounty: Rankin
Elevation: 486 feet
Land Area: 21.3 square miles
Population Density: 1043 people per square mile
Population: 22,160
Population change since 2000: 34.80%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (85.7%), Black (11.9%), Hispanic (1.3%)
Ancestries (City): United States (18.4%), Irish (9.9%), English (9.7%), German (7.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.9%), French (2.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, MS (12.4 miles , pop. 184,256)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (142.9 miles , pop. 227,818)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (363.5 miles , pop. 1,953,631)
Nearest cities: Pearl, MS (2.5 miles ), Flowood, MS (2.7 miles ), Richland, MS (3.2 miles ), Florence, MS (3.4 miles ), Pelahatchie, MS (3.4 miles ), Ridgeland, MS (3.5 miles ), Jackson, MS (3.5 miles ), Madison, MS (3.7 miles )
Amtrak station near Brandon: 12 miles: JACKSON (300 W. CAPITOL ST.)
Brandon Compared to State Average: Unemployed percentage below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Renting percentage below state average. Institutionalized population percentage above state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
BRANDON, MISSISSIPPI EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 89.80%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 34.40%
Graduate or professional degree: 10.40%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Brandon:
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY about 13 miles, JACKSON, MS, Full-time enrollment: 5,955 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE about 24 miles, CLINTON, MS, FT enrollment: 2,904 HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 29 miles, RAYMOND, MS, FT enrollment: 10,057 HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 50 miles, GOODMAN, MS, FT enrollment: 2,485 JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE about 67 miles, ELLISVILLE, MS, FT enrollment: 4,072 ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY about 73 miles, ALCORN STATE, MS, FT enrollment: 2,594 MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 74 miles, MERIDIAN, MS, FT enrollment: 2,455
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