Jackson State University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges. It has 6 programmatic accredited programs.
The following table describes the detail information of institutional accreditation information.
Institutional Accreditation
| Agency Name | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges | Accredited | 1/1/1948 - Current |
Programmatic Accreditation
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs | Accredited | 10/19/2001 - Current |
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs | Accredited | 5/1/2001 - Current |
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health | Accredited | 10/4/2008 - 7/1/2018 |
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| Public Health (PHBG) - Baccalaureate and Graduate level school of public health | Accredited | 7/1/2018 - Current |
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programs | Accredited | 9/1/1978 - 8/1/2014 (Estimated Date) |
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs | Accredited | 9/1/1977 - 8/1/2014 (Estimated Date) |