Education at Jackson State University

96% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Jackson State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and approximately 6,921 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Jackson State Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Education
Master’s Degree in Education

Jackson State Education Rankings

The education major at Jackson State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 52 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #61 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Jackson State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Jackson State University.

Jackson State Education Bachelor’s Program

79% Women

96% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Jackson State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 64% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Jackson State University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	102
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Jackson State Education Master’s Program

86% Women

98% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of education master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 98% of degree recipients. That is 66% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Jackson State University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	214
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Jackson State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	157
General Education	81
Teacher Education Subject Specific	71
Other Education	59
Educational Administration	49
Special Education	16
Student Counseling	16

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for Jackson State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Elementary School Teachers	13,390	$43,860
Teacher Assistants	10,710	$19,940
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Middle School Teachers	5,510	$46,370
Preschool Teachers	2,820	$27,940

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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