Which Jackson State major has the lowest debt?

Communication Sciences and Disorders graduates leave with a median of $25,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 20 Jackson State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Jackson State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $8,965 a year, and $11,965 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $23,836 a year.

How many Jackson State programs report graduate pay?

20 bachelor's programs at Jackson State report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Jackson State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Jackson State University
Public university
Jackson, MS
4,600 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

20 Jackson State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Science pays the most in the first year ($70,347), and Communication Sciences and Disorders the least ($17,858). The median program pays $29,886.

In-state tuition and fees$8,965Per year. Out-of-state $11,965

Average net price after aid$23,836Per year

Graduation rate51%Within 6 years

Admission rate93%Of applicants

All 20 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Mississippi" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Mississippi. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Mississippi
1	Computer ScienceGraduates a year not reported	$70,347	$75,274	$28,001	1st of 1
2	Computer EngineeringAbout 22 graduates a year	$51,570	Not reported	$27,000	2nd of 2
3	Civil EngineeringAbout 14 graduates a year	$49,498	$85,146	$31,000	3rd of 3
4	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 21 graduates a year	$41,812	Not reported	$48,911	1st of 6
5	Teacher EducationAbout 26 graduates a year	$40,448	$42,238	$31,000	1st of 10
6	AccountingAbout 29 graduates a year	$40,419	$53,319	$29,500	5th of 6
7	Industrial TechnologyAbout 16 graduates a year	$36,378	$52,968	$30,242	3rd of 3
8	Interdisciplinary StudiesGraduates a year not reported	$35,174	$41,366	$42,752	1st of 2
9	FinanceAbout 7 graduates a year	$33,932	$63,386	$26,000	4th of 4
10	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 48 graduates a year	$30,860	$42,332	$44,875	2nd of 2
11	Business AdministrationAbout 47 graduates a year	$28,911	$45,456	$35,000	11th of 11
12	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 31 graduates a year	$28,678	$39,466	$28,875	7th of 7
13	Other EducationAbout 55 graduates a year	$27,729	Not reported	$42,699	1st of 1
14	Criminal JusticeAbout 55 graduates a year	$27,101	$44,313	$31,000	6th of 6
15	Social WorkAbout 62 graduates a year	$26,873	$37,885	$36,403	4th of 4
16	BiologyAbout 99 graduates a year	$25,354	$45,403	$29,000	3rd of 9
17	PsychologyAbout 35 graduates a year	$24,757	$37,223	$31,000	5th of 10
18	CommunicationsAbout 42 graduates a year	$24,235	$40,204	$31,624	4th of 4
19	Visual and Performing ArtsAbout 11 graduates a year	$23,555	$39,463	$31,000	3rd of 3
20	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 16 graduates a year	$17,858	Not reported	$25,000	2nd of 2

Program names link to the program's own page, and Mississippi 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 Mississippi programs in the field do too.

2 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Computer Science$70,347
Computer Engineering$51,570
Civil Engineering$49,498
Liberal Arts and General Studies$41,812
Teacher Education$40,448

Lowest median debt

Communication Sciences and Disorders$25,000
Finance$26,000
Computer Engineering$27,000
Computer Science$28,001
Subject-Area Teacher Education$28,875

Largest programs

BiologyAbout 99 graduates a year
Social WorkAbout 62 graduates a year
Other EducationAbout 55 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 55 graduates a year
Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 48 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Science graduates earn a median of $70,347 in their first year, the most of 20 Jackson State bachelor's programs that report pay.

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 Mississippi 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