Graduate School Tuition at Jackson State University

Jackson State University is a four-years, public school located in Jackson, MS. It offers 49 graduate programs - 34 Master's, 13 Doctorate, 1 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $8,795 for Mississippi residents and $9,795 for others. A total of 1,979 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 6,906 students at Jackson State.
Jackson State offers online graduate programs and 1,379 out of 1,979 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
The Master's Communication Sciences and Disorders program has the highest salary ($56,300) after graduation and the Doctorate Educational Leadership and Administration program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $50,900 average salary.
You can find Jackson State's health profession programs at health professions information page.
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Graduate Program Overview

Jackson State University is a four-years, public school located in Jackson, Mississippi. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,795 for Mississippi residents and $9,795 for out-of-state students. It offers forty-nine (49) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameJackson State University
Typefour-years, public
Address1400 John R. Lynch Street, Jackson, MS
Graduate School Students2,317 students
1,379 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$8,795
Out-of-State$9,795
Student to Faculty15:1 (6.67%)
Number of Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 49 Graduate Programs
34 Master's, 13 Doctorate, 2 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Jackson State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.
For Mississippi residents, the tuition & fees are $8,795 and $9,795 for non-Mississippi residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $479 for Mississippi residents and $996 for out-of-state students.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$8,520$8,520
Fees$275$1,275
Cost per Credit$479$996
Books & Supplies$1,400
Room & Board$11,782 (On-Campus) / $11,782 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$10,716 (On-Campus) / $10,716 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$32,693$33,693
Off-Campus Total$32,693$33,693
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$8,445$8,445$8,445$8,445$8,795
Out-of-State$9,445$9,445$9,445$9,445$9,795

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Jackson State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 49 major areas - 34 Master's , 13 Doctorate , 1 Post-Bachelor'(1 online programs), 1 Post-Master'.
555 students have been conferred Master's degree and 58 students have received Doctorate degree last year. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctoratePost-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total55558465
Men1082717
Women44731358
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
what is History program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Accounting7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Business Administration and Management45 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $42,200 - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Public Health20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Communication Sciences and Disorders23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $56,300 - -
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sociology1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Political Science and Government3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work118 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $34,100 - -
Public Administration11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Physical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
EpidemiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Biology/Biological Sciences15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Engineering Technology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Engineering program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering (other)1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Engineering8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Reading Teacher Education NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Music Teacher Education4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching43 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels144 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Secondary Education and Teaching NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Elementary Education and Teaching NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Special Education and Teaching NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - $50,900 -
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 65
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Communication and Journalism program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mass Communication/Media Studies6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Architecture program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - $50,900 -
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Computer and Information Sciences5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -

Graduate Student Population

Total 7,080 students enrolled in Jackson State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 2,317 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 566 male and 1,751 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 870 full-time and 1,447 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 1,379 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 251 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,317870 1,447
Men Students566208 358
Women Students1,751662 1,089
By race/ethnicity 114 White, 2,058 Black, and 20 Asian students are attending at Jackson State University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total2,317 5661,751
American Indian or Native American4 04
Asian13 72,058
Black2,058 4651,593
Hispanic10 64
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders1 01
White114 3084
Tow or More Races8 35
6 students are younger than 22 and 712 students are older than 65. The school has 642 students aged between 22 and 30 and 619 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total2,317
21 & Under6
22-24235
25-29407
30-34336
35-39283
40 & Over712
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.
At Jackson State, 1,379 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 251 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,979
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,379
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses251
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses349
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,379
Mississippi Resident1,176
Other State In U.S.148
Outside of U.S.55
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