Jackson State Community College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt
- Public college
- Jackson, TN
- 2,511 undergraduates
College Scorecard June 2026 release
The short answer
8 Jackson State Community College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($66,385), and Other Health Professions the least ($26,242). The median program pays $35,601.
All 8 associate's programs, ranked
Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Tennessee" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Tennessee. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.
Program names link to the program's own page, and Tennessee ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Tennessee programs in the field do too.
Quick picks
Highest first-year pay
- Nursing$66,385
- Engineering Technology$61,123
- Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$48,919
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting$38,867
- Business Administration$32,334
Lowest median debt
- Liberal Arts and General Studies$5,500
- Nursing$8,450
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting$11,710
Largest programs
- Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 303 graduates a year
- NursingAbout 73 graduates a year
- Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 33 graduates a year
- Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 28 graduates a year
- Business AdministrationAbout 25 graduates a year
Common questions
Nursing graduates earn a median of $66,385 in their first year, the most of 8 Jackson State Community College associate's programs that report pay.
Liberal Arts and General Studies graduates leave with a median of $5,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 3 Jackson State Community College associate's programs that report debt.
In-state tuition and fees are $4,740 a year, and $17,724 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $6,236 a year.
8 associate's programs at Jackson State Community College report first-year pay, and 3 of them also report federal debt.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Tennessee rankings when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels