Which Mississippi business administration program has the lowest debt?

Blue Mountain Christian University reports the lowest median federal debt, $19,875, with first-year pay of $42,394.

How much do business administration graduates earn in Mississippi?

The median across 11 Mississippi business administration bachelor's programs is $39,765 in the first year after graduating and $52,295 five years after.

How many business administration bachelor's programs are in Mississippi?

11 Mississippi programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 11 of them also report federal debt.

Business Administration (Bachelor's) Programs in Mississippi, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

11 programs report first-year pay
11 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Business Administration, Management and Operations

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Mississippi business administration bachelor's program pays its graduates $39,765 in their first year, $5,631 less than the national median. Belhaven University reports the highest first-year pay ($51,546), and Blue Mountain Christian University the lowest median debt ($19,875).

Median first-year pay$39,765National $45,396

Median pay after 5 years$52,295National $62,714

Median federal debt$24,788National $26,000

Debt-to-earnings65%National 55%

All 11 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Belhaven UniversityJackson · private nonprofit	$51,546	$63,572	$37,624	73%
2	Ole MissUniversity · public	$44,971	$60,297	$21,900	49%
3	Mississippi Christian UniversityClinton · private nonprofit	$43,299	$65,018	$27,000	62%
4	Blue Mountain Christian UniversityBlue Mountain · private nonprofit	$42,394	Not reported	$19,875	47%
5	William Carey UniversityHattiesburg · private nonprofit	$40,598	$41,833	$24,249	60%
6	Millsaps CollegeJackson · private nonprofit	$39,765	$64,339	$27,000	68%
7	University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg · public	$38,757	$50,509	$24,508	63%
8	Mississippi StateMississippi State · public	$37,975	$54,081	$24,700	65%
9	Mississippi University for WomenColumbus · public	$35,310	$41,269	$24,875	70%
10	Alcorn StateAlcorn State · public	$29,482	Not reported	$27,954	95%
11	Jackson StateJackson · public	$28,911	$45,456	$35,000	121%

One more program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every Mississippi business administration program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Mississippi medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 11 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Belhaven University$51,546
Ole Miss$44,971
Mississippi Christian University$43,299
Blue Mountain Christian University$42,394
William Carey University$40,598

Lowest median debt

Blue Mountain Christian University$19,875
Ole Miss$21,900
William Carey University$24,249
University of Southern Mississippi$24,508
Mississippi State$24,700

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to business administration, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

General and Operations Managers

$106,680

Median pay in Mississippi. 10,630 people work in this job in Mississippi. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 285,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $48,620Top 10%: $238,230

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$58,380

Median pay in Mississippi. 13,680 people work in this job in Mississippi. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 127,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $38,030Top 10%: $90,210

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

$45,760

Median pay in Mississippi. 13,020 people work in this job in Mississippi. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 113,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $28,100Top 10%: $72,550

Project Management Specialists

$78,870

Median pay in Mississippi. 4,320 people work in this job in Mississippi. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 76,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $50,840Top 10%: $140,140

Common questions

Belhaven University in Jackson reports the highest median first-year pay, $51,546. Its median federal debt is $37,624.

Business Administration (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked1,105 programs by pay and 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.
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.
Medians are across the business administration bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024