Jackson State University

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2022 Graduation Rate
34.8%
446 Graduates

About

Jackson State University is a higher education institution located in Hinds County, MS. In 2022, the most popular Masters Degree concentrations at Jackson State University were Teacher Education (144 degrees awarded), Social Work (118 degrees), and General Business Administration & Management (45 degrees).

Graduates

The most common Masters Degree concentration at Jackson State University is Teacher Education (144 degrees awarded), followed by Social Work (118 degrees) and General Business Administration & Management (45 degrees).

In 2022,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Jackson State University, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Public Administration and Social Service (210 degrees awarded), Education (504 degrees), and Biology (156 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Jackson State University are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,637,481 people), Secondary school teachers (497,470 people), Physicians (429,386 people), Education administrators (287,528 people), and Other managers (263,018 people).

The most specialized majors at Jackson State University in 2022 are Public Administration and Social Service (210 degrees awarded), Education (504 degrees), Biology (156 degrees), Protective Services (101 degrees), and Interdisciplinary Studies (72 degrees) (as of 2022).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Jackson State University are Surgeons, Physicians, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Photographic process workers & processing machine operators, and Aircraft pilots & flight engineers

The most specialized majors at Jackson State University are Public Administration and Social Service (210 degrees awarded), Education (504 degrees), Biology (156 degrees), Protective Services (101 degrees), and Interdisciplinary Studies (72 degrees) (as of 2022).

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Common Industries by Major

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Jackson State University are Elementary & secondary schools (2,942,105 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (673,629 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (518,066 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (411,315 people), and Offices of physicians (238,722 people).

The most specialized majors at Jackson State University are Public Administration and Social Service (210 degrees awarded), Education (504 degrees), Biology (156 degrees), Protective Services (101 degrees), and Interdisciplinary Studies (72 degrees) (as of 2022).

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Instructional Salaries

$22.6M
Instructional Salaries
312
Number of Employees

In 2022, Jackson State University paid a total of $22.6M to 312 employees working as instructors, which represents 34.6% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $73.7M (30%) for similar Doctoral Universities.

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