Belhaven University
Jackson, Mississippi · Website
$46,440
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$46,440
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Belhaven University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Jackson, Mississippi with 1,471 undergraduates and 2,599 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $15,676 a year (tuition and fees $30,250). It admits 50% of applicants and 49% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $46,440 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,333 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$15,676
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$30,250
US median $11,837
Admission rate
50%
US median 78%
Completion rate
49%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,333
About $279 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$46,440
Rank 1,834 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $15,676
- Tuition and fees
- $30,250
- Cost of attendance
- $39,793
- Students with a need-based grant
- 49%
- Students with federal loans
- 68%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,551
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,820
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $16,967
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,476
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $20,928
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $21,816 in 2015-16 to $30,250 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1,124
- SAT reading, middle
- 575
- SAT math, middle
- 545
- ACT, middle
- 22
- Undergraduates
- 1,471
- Graduate students
- 2,599
- Part-time students
- 22%
- Women
- 63%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 49%
- Retention rate
- 68%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 79
- Endowment
- $7.96M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,834 of 5,094 US colleges and 6 of 49 in Mississippi (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MS median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $15,676 | $13,265 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $30,250 | $4,806 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 50% | 89% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 49% | 51% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 68% | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,333 | $9,722 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $38,987 | $28,592 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $46,440 | $33,017 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 46% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 65% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
79 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 231 | $44,630 | $52,209 | $62,780 | $103,485 |
| Education, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 221 | $34,335 | $44,858 | $52,725 | $65,824 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 109 | $31,534 | $51,546 | $62,042 | $68,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 98 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 74 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 59 | $30,036 | $53,480 | $51,210 | $71,685 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 59 | $41,799 | $45,013 | $60,692 | $89,981 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $23,312 | $25,503 | $48,349 | $54,562 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $16,666 | $69,794 | $79,098 | $88,910 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $30,833 | $28,316 | $45,213 | $50,523 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $35,416 | $39,022 | $51,594 | $58,716 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $27,000 | $43,016 | $60,247 | $76,194 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 15 | $55,452 | $47,077 | $53,958 | $74,850 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $29,748 | $35,275 | $48,516 | $44,533 |
| DanceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $22,500 | $15,711 | $32,324 | $39,980 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 12 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | 12 | $45,053 | $51,172 | $56,756 | $62,033 |
| Public AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 12 | $44,784 | $48,665 | $52,369 | $81,408 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 10 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,693 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | $35,263 | $51,790 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Jackson and Mississippi on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Mississippi
- Homes: Homes for sale in Mississippi
Questions and answers
How much does Belhaven University cost?
$15,676 a year is the average net price at Belhaven University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $30,250, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $39,793. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,551 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Belhaven University?
50% of applicants are admitted to Belhaven University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,124 and the middle ACT score is 22. The median admission rate of colleges in Mississippi is 89%.
How much do Belhaven University graduates earn?
$46,440 a year is the median pay of former Belhaven University students who work, 10 years after they started ($38,987 after 6 years). That ranks 1,834 of 5,094 US colleges and 6 of 49 in Mississippi. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $69,794.
How much student debt do Belhaven University graduates have?
$26,333 is the median federal student loan debt of Belhaven University graduates, about $279 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 68% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Belhaven University?
49% of first-time, full-time students at Belhaven University finish within 6 years. 68% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Belhaven University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (231 master's graduates), Education, General (221 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (109 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 79 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.