Mississippi Valley State University
Itta Bena, Mississippi · Website
$31,919
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$31,919
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Mississippi Valley State University is a public 4-year college in Itta Bena, Mississippi with 1,439 undergraduates and 192 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $9,686 a year (tuition and fees $7,692). It admits 92% of applicants and 27% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $31,919 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $28,413 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$9,686
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$7,692
US median $11,837
Admission rate
92%
US median 78%
Completion rate
27%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$28,413
About $301 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$31,919
Rank 3,845 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
- $9,686
- Tuition and fees
- $7,692
- Cost of attendance
- $21,154
- Students with a need-based grant
- 56%
- Students with federal loans
- 49%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,073
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $9,076
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $9,627
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $12,440
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $17,479
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 $5,936 in 2015-16 to $7,692 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
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 870
- ACT, middle
- 16
- Undergraduates
- 1,439
- Graduate students
- 192
- Part-time students
- 28%
- Women
- 50%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 27%
- Retention rate
- 70%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 34
- Endowment
- $4.46M
- 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 3,845 of 5,094 US colleges and 30 of 49 in Mississippi (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MS median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $9,686 | $13,265 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $7,692 | $4,806 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 92% | 89% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 27% | 51% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 70% | 69% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $28,413 | $9,722 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $25,817 | $28,592 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $31,919 | $33,017 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 36% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 43% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
34 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 | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,916 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | $53,691 | $68,257 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,790 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,378 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,560 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,033 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $80,890 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,714 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Human Services, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Non-Professional Legal StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationMaster's | Master's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyMaster's | Master's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $110,121 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Itta Bena and Mississippi on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Mississippi
- Homes: Homes for sale in Mississippi
Questions and answers
How much does Mississippi Valley State University cost?
$9,686 a year is the average net price at Mississippi Valley State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $7,692, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $21,154. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,073 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Mississippi Valley State University?
92% of applicants are admitted to Mississippi Valley State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 870 and the middle ACT score is 16. The median admission rate of colleges in Mississippi is 89%.
How much do Mississippi Valley State University graduates earn?
$31,919 a year is the median pay of former Mississippi Valley State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($25,817 after 6 years). That ranks 3,845 of 5,094 US colleges and 30 of 49 in Mississippi.
How much student debt do Mississippi Valley State University graduates have?
$28,413 is the median federal student loan debt of Mississippi Valley State University graduates, about $301 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 49% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Mississippi Valley State University?
27% of first-time, full-time students at Mississippi Valley State University finish within 6 years. 70% 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 Mississippi Valley State University?
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (42 master's graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (34 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (31 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 34 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.