Jackson State University
Jackson, Mississippi · Website
$39,060
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$39,060
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Jackson State University is a public 4-year college in Jackson, Mississippi with 4,600 undergraduates and 1,676 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $23,836 a year (tuition and fees $8,965 in-state, $11,965 out-of-state). It admits 93% of applicants and 51% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $39,060 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $30,470 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$23,836
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$8,965
Out-of-state $11,965
Admission rate
93%
US median 78%
Completion rate
51%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$30,470
About $323 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$39,060
Rank 2,851 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
- $23,836
- Tuition in-state
- $8,965
- Tuition out-of-state
- $11,965
- Cost of attendance
- $32,415
- Students with a need-based grant
- 72%
- Students with federal loans
- 82%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $22,869
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $22,516
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $26,236
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $26,388
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $27,576
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 $6,886 in 2015-16 to $8,965 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
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 965
- SAT reading, middle
- 430
- SAT math, middle
- 530
- ACT, middle
- 18
- Undergraduates
- 4,600
- Graduate students
- 1,676
- Part-time students
- 10.0%
- Women
- 63%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 51%
- Retention rate
- 62%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 87
- Endowment
- $61.0M
- Other
- Historically Black college
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 2,851 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 49 in Mississippi (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MS median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $23,836 | $13,265 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,965 | $4,806 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 93% | 89% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 51% | 51% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 62% | 69% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $30,470 | $9,722 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $30,530 | $28,592 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $39,060 | $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. 39% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 51% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
87 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 | 167 | $47,735 | $39,386 | $46,522 | $59,916 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 99 | $27,532 | $25,354 | $38,027 | $57,214 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 80 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, GeneralGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 76 | $78,134 | $50,373 | $51,856 | $69,448 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $29,500 | $26,873 | $41,566 | $51,790 |
| Education, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $36,000 | $27,729 | $36,481 | $49,113 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $29,267 | $27,101 | $46,799 | $55,378 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 55 | $39,564 | $52,452 | $76,656 | $103,485 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $35,070 | $30,860 | $45,308 | $58,716 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 47 | $61,500 | $38,927 | $48,920 | $65,123 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $30,000 | $28,911 | $50,246 | $68,257 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $28,250 | $24,235 | $46,472 | $56,359 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $28,350 | $24,757 | $44,881 | $50,706 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $25,823 | $28,678 | $40,365 | $51,389 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $25,000 | $40,419 | $59,996 | $76,194 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 28 | $51,250 | $43,146 | $57,970 | $82,751 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 26 | $71,750 | $41,882 | $58,096 | $60,111 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $30,500 | $40,448 | $56,747 | $47,382 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral | Doctoral | 22 | $70,935 | $69,650 | $70,684 | $100,573 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $26,320 | $51,570 | $89,702 | $109,015 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $27,585 | $41,812 | $42,260 | $53,072 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | $55,369 | $60,039 | $67,030 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $28,687 | $36,378 | $52,107 | $80,890 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Jackson State University cost?
$23,836 a year is the average net price at Jackson State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $8,965 for in-state students and $11,965 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $32,415. Families earning under $30,000 pay $22,869 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Jackson State University?
93% of applicants are admitted to Jackson State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 965 and the middle ACT score is 18. The median admission rate of colleges in Mississippi is 89%.
How much do Jackson State University graduates earn?
$39,060 a year is the median pay of former Jackson State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($30,530 after 6 years). That ranks 2,851 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 49 in Mississippi. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer Science (Bachelor's) at $70,347.
How much student debt do Jackson State University graduates have?
$30,470 is the median federal student loan debt of Jackson State University graduates, about $323 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 82% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Jackson State University?
51% of first-time, full-time students at Jackson State University finish within 6 years. 62% 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 Jackson State University?
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (167 master's graduates), Biology, General (99 bachelor's graduates), Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (80 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 87 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.