Education at Jackson State University

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. In 2021, 169 education majors received their bachelor's degree from Jackson State.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Jackson State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Jackson State offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Jackson State Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at Jackson State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Education Graduate Certificate Schools	62
Most Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	122
Best Value Education Schools	420
Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	436
	508
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	770

In 2021, 147 students received their master’s degree in education from Jackson State. This makes it the #295 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 169 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in education from Jackson State in 2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 67% 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	162
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Jackson State Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 147 students earned a master's degree in education from Jackson State. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 95% of degree recipients. That is 65% 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	139
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Jackson State also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 52 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Psychology

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
• Image Credit: By Comingdeer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.