Jackson State University
Cost & Tuition
In-State Tuition: $9,090
In-State Cost of Attendance: $28,611
Out-of-State Tuition: $10,110
Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $29,631
Student Debt
Median total debt: $24,751
Students with federal loans: 78.0%
Students with Pell grants: 68.4%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $31,357
After 5 years: $43,108
Majors(43 programs)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(132 graduates)
- Biology, General.(124 graduates)
- Social Work.(84 graduates)
- Education, Other.(76 graduates)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services.(68 graduates)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections.(61 graduates)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(55 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(46 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(40 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(37 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(32 graduates)
- Computer Engineering.(31 graduates)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.(29 graduates)
- Civil Engineering.(28 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.(24 graduates)
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.(23 graduates)
- Chemistry.(21 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(20 graduates)
- Visual and Performing Arts, General.(16 graduates)
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.(16 graduates)
- Finance and Financial Management Services.(15 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(14 graduates)
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(11 graduates)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(11 graduates)
- Marketing.(11 graduates)
- Sociology.(9 graduates)
- History.(9 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(8 graduates)
- Physics.(6 graduates)
- Special Education and Teaching.(5 graduates)
- Mathematics.(5 graduates)
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology.(4 graduates)
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering.(3 graduates)
- Music.(3 graduates)
- Statistics.(2 graduates)
- Business/Managerial Economics.(2 graduates)
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(1 graduates)
- Computer Science.
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.
- Urban Studies/Affairs.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 4,769 students
Admission Rate: 91.0%
Retention Rate: 68.5%
Graduation Rate: 32.2%
Student Demographics
White (1.9%)
Hispanic (0.3%)
Black (94.9%)
Asian (0.1%)
Two or More (0.6%)
International (1.2%)
Gender Distribution
Men (36.4%)
Women (63.6%)