Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Mississippi
Key facts
- #1 Millsaps College, MS: $54k
- #2 Mississippi State University, MS: $52k
- #3 University of Mississippi, MS: $51k
- 29 colleges ranked across Mississippi
- Data as of November 2026
For comparison: $38k across the typical college in this list.
- 1Millsaps College MS$54k
- 2Mississippi State University MS$52k
- 3University of Mississippi MS$51k
- 4Mississippi College MS$47k
- 5Belhaven University MS$46k
- 6Mississippi University for Women MS$46k
- 7University of Southern Mississippi MS$44k
- 8William Carey University MS$43k
- 9Delta State University MS$42k
- 10Strayer University-Mississippi MS$40k
What stands out
- The top ten is tightly packed: Millsaps College leads on $54k, and #10 Strayer University-Mississippi is at $40k.
- Millsaps College reaches #1 on a sample of 549 students enrolled, a smaller market than most of the top ten, so its rank can move more from month to month.
- University of Mississippi is the largest market in the top ten, with 21,473 students enrolled behind its figure.
- Colleges with fewer than 500 students enrolled are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful.
Why this ranking matters
What it shows
Median earnings ten years after enrolling show what former students of a college go on to earn, as the Department of Education publishes it.
How to use it
Compare colleges within the same level and field, and read earnings next to completion rate and net price. Earnings reflect who enrolls and what they study as much as the college.
The top 25
- 1
Millsaps College MS
$54k
- Completion rate
- 57%
- Net price a year
- $26,034
- Private nonprofit
- 549 students
Based on 549 students enrolled.
- 2
Mississippi State University MS
$52k
- Completion rate
- 67%
- Net price a year
- $17,595
- Public
- 18,397 students
Based on 18,397 students enrolled.
Mississippi State University: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 3
University of Mississippi MS
$51k
- Completion rate
- 72%
- Net price a year
- $13,314
- Public
- 21,473 students
Based on 21,473 students enrolled.
University of Mississippi: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 4
Mississippi College MS
$47k
- Completion rate
- 59%
- Net price a year
- $27,712
- Private nonprofit
- 2,518 students
Based on 2,518 students enrolled.
- 5
Belhaven University MS
$46k
- Completion rate
- 49%
- Net price a year
- $15,676
- Private nonprofit
- 1,471 students
Based on 1,471 students enrolled.
- 6
Mississippi University for Women MS
$46k
- Completion rate
- 47%
- Net price a year
- $12,411
- Public
- 1,605 students
Based on 1,605 students enrolled.
Mississippi University for Women: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 7
- Completion rate
- 49%
- Net price a year
- $21,708
- Public
- 10,075 students
Based on 10,075 students enrolled.
University of Southern Mississippi: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 8
William Carey University MS
$43k
- Completion rate
- 60%
- Net price a year
- $14,258
- Private nonprofit
- 2,201 students
Based on 2,201 students enrolled.
William Carey University: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 9
Delta State University MS
$42k
- Completion rate
- 48%
- Net price a year
- $13,540
- Public
- 1,620 students
Based on 1,620 students enrolled.
- 10
Strayer University-Mississippi MS
$40k
- Completion rate
- Not available
- Net price a year
- Not available
- Private for-profit
- 882 students
Based on 882 students enrolled.
Strayer University-Mississippi: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 11
Jackson State University MS
$39k
- Completion rate
- 51%
- Net price a year
- $23,836
- Public
- 4,600 students
Based on 4,600 students enrolled.
Jackson State University: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 12
Alcorn State University MS
$36k
- Completion rate
- 57%
- Net price a year
- $13,265
- Public
- 2,363 students
Based on 2,363 students enrolled.
- 13
- Completion rate
- 45%
- Net price a year
- $7,911
- Public
- 5,452 students
Based on 5,452 students enrolled.
Northwest Mississippi Community College: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 14
Tougaloo College MS
$35k
- Completion rate
- 33%
- Net price a year
- $17,043
- Private nonprofit
- 639 students
Based on 639 students enrolled.
- 15
- Completion rate
- 34%
- Net price a year
- $8,343
- Public
- 2,698 students
Based on 2,698 students enrolled.
Northeast Mississippi Community College: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 16
- Completion rate
- 48%
- Net price a year
- $4,608
- Public
- 2,838 students
Based on 2,838 students enrolled.
East Mississippi Community College: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 17
Jones County Junior College MS
$33k
- Completion rate
- 41%
- Net price a year
- $6,048
- Public
- 3,535 students
Based on 3,535 students enrolled.
Jones County Junior College: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 18
- Completion rate
- 56%
- Net price a year
- $2,525
- Public
- 1,474 students
Based on 1,474 students enrolled.
Southwest Mississippi Community College: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 19
Pearl River Community College MS
$33k
- Completion rate
- 37%
- Net price a year
- $6,532
- Public
- 4,903 students
Based on 4,903 students enrolled.
Pearl River Community College: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 20
- Completion rate
- 48%
- Net price a year
- $6,962
- Public
- 6,353 students
Based on 6,353 students enrolled.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 21
Holmes Community College MS
$33k
- Completion rate
- 39%
- Net price a year
- $5,643
- Public
- 3,958 students
Based on 3,958 students enrolled.
Holmes Community College: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 22
Itawamba Community College MS
$33k
- Completion rate
- 50%
- Net price a year
- $4,616
- Public
- 4,167 students
Based on 4,167 students enrolled.
Itawamba Community College: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 23
East Central Community College MS
$32k
- Completion rate
- 36%
- Net price a year
- $5,240
- Public
- 1,520 students
Based on 1,520 students enrolled.
East Central Community College: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 24
- Completion rate
- 27%
- Net price a year
- $9,686
- Public
- 1,439 students
Based on 1,439 students enrolled.
Mississippi Valley State University: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 25
Copiah-Lincoln Community College MS
$31k
- Completion rate
- 50%
- Net price a year
- $3,894
- Public
- 1,922 students
Based on 1,922 students enrolled.
Copiah-Lincoln Community College: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
Full ranking
All 29 colleges that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.
How this ranking works
Earnings are the median earnings of students who received federal financial aid, ten years after they first enrolled, as published in the Department of Education College Scorecard. They describe past students, not a promise for future ones.
Only colleges with at least 500 students and published earnings are ranked. A college's earnings reflect who enrolls and what they study as much as what the college teaches.
Sample bar: colleges with fewer than 500 students enrolled are not ranked.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (median earnings, completion, net price), as held in our college tables. Data as of November 2026.
Our job data covers professional roles on the career sites of employers we track, so figures describe that market, not every job. Spot an error? Tell us.
Questions
- Which certification ranks first: colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in mississippi?
- Millsaps College leads Mississippi among colleges for earnings: its former students earn a median of $54k ten years after enrolling, against $38k for the typical college in this list.
- How many colleges are ranked?
- 29 colleges have at least 500 students enrolled, so the list has 29 entries.
- How is the ranking calculated?
- Earnings are the median earnings of students who received federal financial aid, ten years after they first enrolled, as published in the Department of Education College Scorecard. They describe past students, not a promise for future ones. Only colleges with at least 500 students and published earnings are ranked. A college's earnings reflect who enrolls and what they study as much as what the college teaches.
- How often is it updated?
- Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.
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Cite this ranking
NextChapter, “Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Mississippi,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/colleges-with-the-highest-earnings-in-mississippi
Link to it: <a href="https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/colleges-with-the-highest-earnings-in-mississippi">Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Mississippi (NextChapter, November 2026)</a>
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