Graduate Programs at Jackson State University

Graduate School Overview

Jackson State University (referred to as Jackson State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Jackson, MS. Jackson State University is a historically black school. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1948 - Current).

Jackson State Directory Information
School Name	Jackson State University (Jackson State)
Address	1400 John R. Lynch Street, Jackson, MS 39217
Phone	601-979-2121
Web	https://www.jsums.edu
Online Application	https://www.jsums.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.jsums.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Jackson State University is $8,445 for Mississippi residents and $9,445 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,317 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 7,080 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 92 graduate programs through Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Other). Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$9,445 $8,445 for Mississippi Residents
Student Population	2,317
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Other)
Number of Programs	92 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Jackson State University is $8,445 for Mississippi residents and $9,445 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $460 for Mississippi residents and $960 for out-of-state students.

Jackson State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Jackson State University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Jackson State University is $8,445 for Mississippi residents and $9,445 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Mississippi Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$7,876	$175	$7,876	$11,403
2019-2020	$8,270	$175	$8,270	$1,175
2020-2021	$8,270	$175	$8,270	$1,175
2021-2022	$8,270	$175	$8,270	$1,175
2022-2023	$8,270	$175	$8,270	$1,175

The graduate school tuition & fees of Jackson State is relatively inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Mississippi. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Mississippi graduate tuition is $13,289 (public) / $13,840 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Jackson State University	$8,445	$9,445
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Mississippi Graduate Schools	$10,635	$13,645
Public	$8,633	$13,289
Private	$13,840

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $19,678 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Jackson State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 27.11% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $19,678. Off-campus living costs are increased by 57.34% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$9,400	$5,178	$6,100	$5,178
2019-2020	$9,702	$5,233	$6,167	$5,233
2020-2021	$9,900	$5,472	$6,167	$5,472
2021-2022	$10,066	$5,415	$7,092	$5,415
2022-2023	$10,445	$9,233	$10,445	$9,233

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $460 for Mississippi residents and $960 for other students at Jackson State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Mississippi Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$438	$1,062
2019-2020	$460	$960
2020-2021	$460	$960
2021-2022	$460	$960
2022-2023	$460	$960

Graduate Programs at Jackson State

Jackson State University offers 49 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 572 students have completed their study at Jackson State University.

Offered Degrees at Jackson State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	34	1	394
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	13	0	97
Doctor's degree - professional practice	1	0	0
Post Master's Degree	1	0	81
Total	49	1	572

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Jackson State University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Education program with 81 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 77 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 27 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Jackson State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	81	-
Education	✕	69	-

Popular Master's Programs at Jackson State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✕	77	$34,100
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	✕	63	-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	✕	54	-
Social Work	✕	54	$34,100
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	34	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Jackson State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	27	$50,900
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	21	$50,900
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	17	-
Public Administration	✕	14	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	11	-

Jackson State University offers 49 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 572 students have completed their graduate studies.

394 students have earned/completed Master's program.
81 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	0	-
Architecture [+]	✕	1 completers	-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	✕	1	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Mass Communication/Media Studies	✕	3	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	12	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	147 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	5	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	10	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	16	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	34	-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	✕	63	-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	✕	8	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	4	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	4	-
Education (other)	✕	1	-
Engineering [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Engineering	✕	8	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology	✕	3	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	1 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	1	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	13	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	1	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	30	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	5	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	3	-
Human Services [+]	✕	82 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	5	-
Social Work	✕	77	$34,100
Social Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Political Science and Government	✕	1	-
Sociology	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	37 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	2	$56,300
Public Health	✕	17	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	✕	18	-
Business [+]	✕	42 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	29	$42,200
Accounting	✕	13	-
History [+]	✕	3 completers	-
History	✕	3	-
	Total	394

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	3	-
Architecture [+]	✕	2 completers	-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	✕	2	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	2	-
Education [+]	✕	52 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	27	$50,900
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	17	-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	✕	8	-
Engineering [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Engineering	✕	3	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	4	-
Human Services [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	14	-
Social Work	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Public Health	✕	10	-
Business [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	4	-
	Total	97

Doctorate (Other) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	81 completers	-
Education	✕	81	-
	Total	81

Graduate Student Population at Jackson State

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,317 students enrolled into Jackson State University graduate schools where it has total 7,080 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 870 full-time and 1,447 part-time graduate students. By gender, 566 male and 1,751 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,317	566	1,751
Full-time	870	208	662
Part-tme	1,447	358	1,089

Jackson State University is a historically black school and 2,058 (88.82% of total students) students are Black/African American at Jackson State University. There are 114 White (4.92%), 10 Hispanic (0.43%), 20 Asian (0.86%), and 115 students with other races. 102 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,317	566	1,751
American Indian/Native American	4	0	4
Asian	20	13	7
Black/African American	2,058	465	1,593
Hispanic	10	6	4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	114	30	84
Two More	8	3	5
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	102	49	53

Jackson State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,633 graduate students (70.48% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 288 graduate students (12.43% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	2,317
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,633
Enrolled Some Online Courses	288
Not in Online Courses	396

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Jackson State University. 258 students are aged 20 to 24 (11.14% of total students), 347 students are aged above 50 (14.98%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Jackson State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,317	566	1,751
Age 20-21	3	1	2
Age 22-24	255	74	181
Age 25-29	515	139	376
Age 30-34	344	93	251
Age 35-39	330	85	245
Age 40-49	523	113	410
Age 50-64	326	59	267
Over 64	21	2	19

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