$41,991
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Delta State University is a public 4-year college in Cleveland, Mississippi with 1,620 undergraduates and 778 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $13,540 a year (tuition and fees $8,605). It admits 100% of applicants and 48% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $41,991 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,390 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$13,540
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$8,605
US median $11,837
Admission rate
100%
US median 78%
Completion rate
48%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,390
About $216 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$41,991
Rank 2,374 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
- $13,540
- Tuition and fees
- $8,605
- Cost of attendance
- $22,445
- Students with a need-based grant
- 42%
- Students with federal loans
- 44%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,223
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,615
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $10,625
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $17,170
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $16,950
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 $6,112 in 2015-16 to $8,605 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
- 100%
- Average SAT
- 1,050
- SAT reading, middle
- 535
- SAT math, middle
- 535
- ACT, middle
- 19
- Undergraduates
- 1,620
- Graduate students
- 778
- Part-time students
- 12%
- Women
- 53%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 48%
- Retention rate
- 67%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 60
- Endowment
- $37.5M
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 2,374 of 5,094 US colleges and 10 of 49 in Mississippi (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MS median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $13,540 | $13,265 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,605 | $4,806 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 100% | 89% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 48% | 51% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 67% | 69% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,390 | $9,722 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $36,265 | $28,592 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $41,991 | $33,017 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 52% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 61% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
60 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 62 | $25,732 | $43,303 | $48,099 | $59,916 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 60 | $26,702 | $47,304 | $53,082 | $103,485 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $19,822 | $34,177 | $43,300 | $51,389 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 46 | $56,897 | $57,324 | Withheld | $71,685 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $15,610 | $68,221 | $76,031 | $88,910 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $20,000 | $39,008 | $41,177 | $47,382 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $19,500 | $20,823 | $46,266 | $57,214 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasOnlineMaster's | Master's | 26 | $36,248 | $31,618 | Withheld | $63,707 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $22,375 | $28,918 | $41,285 | $48,460 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $15,000 | $30,953 | $45,058 | $68,407 |
| Air TransportationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $21,500 | $32,537 | Withheld | $85,825 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $18,250 | $18,767 | $37,868 | $50,706 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $22,955 | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Air TransportationOnlineMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | $70,632 | Withheld | $110,104 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $21,708 | $24,839 | Withheld | $41,688 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 15 | $54,221 | $39,682 | $52,735 | $60,111 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $23,125 | Withheld | $47,196 | $51,790 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineProfessional | Professional | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $133,099 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 13 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $24,875 | Withheld | Withheld | $55,693 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Geography and CartographyOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 12 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $120,193 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $24,394 | Withheld | Withheld | $55,378 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $18,500 | Withheld | $55,424 | $68,257 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Delta State University cost?
$13,540 a year is the average net price at Delta State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $8,605, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $22,445. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,223 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Delta State University?
100% of applicants are admitted to Delta State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,050 and the middle ACT score is 19. The median admission rate of colleges in Mississippi is 89%.
How much do Delta State University graduates earn?
$41,991 a year is the median pay of former Delta State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($36,265 after 6 years). That ranks 2,374 of 5,094 US colleges and 10 of 49 in Mississippi. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Education, General (Doctoral) at $79,326.
How much student debt do Delta State University graduates have?
$20,390 is the median federal student loan debt of Delta State University graduates, about $216 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 44% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Delta State University?
48% of first-time, full-time students at Delta State University finish within 6 years. 67% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Delta State University?
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (62 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (60 master's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (52 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 60 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.