Mississippi University for Women Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt
- Public university
- Columbus, MS
- 1,605 undergraduates
College Scorecard June 2026 release
The short answer
8 Mississippi University for Women bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($74,422), and Culinary Arts the least ($20,026). The median program pays $30,219.
All 8 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 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.
Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.
2 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.
Quick picks
Highest first-year pay
- Nursing$74,422
- Teacher Education$36,812
- Business Administration$35,310
- Liberal Arts and General Studies$31,811
- Paralegal Studies$28,627
Lowest median debt
- Nursing$19,260
- Psychology$22,375
- Business Administration$24,875
- Culinary Arts$25,750
- Paralegal Studies$26,500
Largest programs
- NursingAbout 357 graduates a year
- Business AdministrationAbout 130 graduates a year
- Public HealthAbout 27 graduates a year
- Teacher EducationAbout 22 graduates a year
- Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 15 graduates a year
Common questions
Nursing graduates earn a median of $74,422 in their first year, the most of 8 Mississippi University for Women bachelor's programs that report pay.
Nursing graduates leave with a median of $19,260 in federal loans, the lowest among 8 Mississippi University for Women bachelor's programs that report debt.
Tuition and fees are $8,492 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $12,411 a year.
8 bachelor's programs at Mississippi University for Women report first-year pay, and all 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 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