University Description
Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU, The Valley or Valley) is a public historically black university in Mississippi Valley State, Mississippi, adjacent to Itta Bena, Mississippi.. Read MoreUniversity History
The institution, which opened in 1950, was created by the Mississippi Legislature as Mississippi Vocational College. The legislation to form the institution was signed into law by Governor Thomas L. Bailey on April 5, 1946.Academic Programs
- General Business Administration and Management
- Public Administration
- General Computer and Information Sciences
- Accounting
- Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- English Teacher Education
- General Biology
- General History
- General Political Science and Government
- General Special Education and Teaching
- General Visual and Performing Arts
- Mathematics Teacher Education
- Music Teacher Education
- Social Science Teacher Education
- Social Work
- Sport and Fitness Administration
- General Human Services
- Sociology
- Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration
- Accounting
- Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- General Biology
- General Business Administration and Management
- General Chemistry
- General Computer and Information Sciences
- General English Language and Literature
- General Mathematics
- General Music
- General Political Science and Government
- General Special Education and Teaching
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Sport and Fitness Administration
- Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
- General History
- Music Teacher Education
- General Visual and Performing Arts
- General Human Services
- Public Administration
- Environmental Health
- Preschool Education and Teaching
- English Teacher Education
- Mathematics Teacher Education
- Bioinformatics
- Social Science Teacher Education
- Public Relations and Image Management
- Pre-Law Studies
- Multiple Levels Teacher Education
- Other Subject Area Teacher Education and Professional Development
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- General Biology
- General Business Administration and Management
- General Computer and Information Sciences
- General Special Education and Teaching
- Social Work
- Accounting
- General History
- General Mathematics
- Multiple Levels Teacher Education
- Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
- Public Administration
- General English Language and Literature
- Preschool Education and Teaching
- General Chemistry
- General Political Science and Government
- Sociology
- Other Subject Area Teacher Education and Professional Development
- Sport and Fitness Administration
- Environmental Health
- Social Science Teacher Education
- English Teacher Education
- General Music
- Mathematics Teacher Education
- Music Teacher Education
- General Human Services
- Bioinformatics
- Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration
- Public Relations and Image Management
- General Computer and Information Sciences
- General Biology
- General Chemistry
- General Political Science and Government
- Social Work
- General Business Administration and Management
- General English Language and Literature
- General History
- General Mathematics
- Sociology
- Preschool Education and Teaching
- Public Administration
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- General Computer and Information Sciences
- Public Administration
- General Special Education and Teaching
- Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration
- Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
- General Business Administration and Management
- General English Language and Literature
- Social Science Teacher Education
- Social Work
- Sociology
Sports Offered
- Baseball (M)
- Softball (W)
- Basketball (M)
- Cross Country (M)
- Cross Country (W)
- Tennis (M)
- Tennis (W)
- Volleyball (W)
Admissions office
Year Founded
1950
University Mascot
Delta Devil
Address
Mississippi Valley State University 14000 Highway 82 West Itta Bena, MS 38941-1400
Phone number
(662)254-3347