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Jackson State University
Jackson, MS · Public · 4,600 students · mostly bachelor degrees
44th-cheapest of 49 Mississippi colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$23,836
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$32,415
Graduation rate
51%
Admission rate
93%
Median graduate earnings
$39,060
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$30,470
Average SAT
965
Median ACT
18
Pell grant recipients
72%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
87 programsComputer Science · Bachelor's Degree$90,577Computer Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$89,702Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$78,824Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree55 grads/yr$76,656Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Doctoral Degree22 grads/yr$70,684Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Master's Degree19 grads/yr$60,039Accounting · Bachelor's Degree29 grads/yr$59,996Accounting · Master's Degree1 grads/yr$59,254College Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree26 grads/yr$58,096Environmental Health · Master's Degree28 grads/yr$57,970Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree26 grads/yr$56,747Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$52,107Education, General · Graduate/Professional Certificate76 grads/yr$51,856Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree47 grads/yr$50,246Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Master's Degree7 grads/yr$49,499Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary (CTP) Program · Bachelor's Degree$49,299Social Work · Master's Degree47 grads/yr$48,920Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree55 grads/yr$46,799Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Master's Degree167 grads/yr$46,522Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree42 grads/yr$46,472Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies · Bachelor's Degree8 grads/yr$45,707Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Bachelor's Degree48 grads/yr$45,308Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree35 grads/yr$44,881General Studies · Bachelor's Degree21 grads/yr$42,260Social Work · Bachelor's Degree62 grads/yr$41,566
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.