Mississippi Christian University

Clinton, Mississippi · Private, nonprofit

All 29 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Mississippi high-school graduate (about $30,928/yr). Another 75 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$25,984
$30k to $48k	$25,743
$48k to $75k	$27,601
$75k to $110k	$29,083
$110k and up	$29,757
All families (average)	$27,712

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

29 of 104 programs could be assessed 28% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Mississippi high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$53,983	+$23,055	clears the bar	$30,380	1.3 yrs	131
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$77,374	+$46,446	clears the bar	$20,000	0.4 yrs	123
Biology	Master's Degree	$60,416	+$29,488	clears the bar	$53,881	1.8 yrs	121
Law	First Professional Degree	$70,352	+$39,424	clears the bar	$143,299	3.6 yrs	107
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$54,632	+$23,704	clears the bar	$20,500	0.9 yrs	86
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$48,861	+$17,933	clears the bar	$24,250	1.4 yrs	67
Special Education	Master's Degree	$49,246	+$18,318	clears the bar	$20,500	1.1 yrs	66
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,370	+$18,442	clears the bar	$23,250	1.3 yrs	60
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$42,673	+$11,745	clears the bar	$22,500	1.9 yrs	34
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$39,933	+$9,005	clears the bar	$25,990	2.9 yrs	30
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$55,832	+$24,904	clears the bar	$24,250	1.0 yrs	30
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$44,779	+$13,851	clears the bar	$23,870	1.7 yrs	29
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$132,386	+$101,458	clears the bar	$156,371	1.5 yrs	29
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$44,867	+$13,939	clears the bar	$24,368	1.7 yrs	26
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$52,789	+$21,861	clears the bar	$24,025	1.1 yrs	26
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$81,963	+$51,035	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$44,329	+$13,401	clears the bar	$26,000	1.9 yrs	21
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$63,885	+$32,957	clears the bar	$19,500	0.6 yrs	21
Accounting	Master's Degree	$81,708	+$50,780	clears the bar	$26,750	0.5 yrs	20
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$46,780	+$15,852	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$39,178	+$8,250	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Public Health	Master's Degree	$77,137	+$46,209	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$45,215	+$14,287	clears the bar	$66,690	4.7 yrs	14
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$81,632	+$50,704	clears the bar	$106,738	2.1 yrs	13
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$40,506	+$9,578	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$51,605	+$20,677	clears the bar	$24,465	1.2 yrs	11
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$56,778	+$25,850	clears the bar	$51,250	2.0 yrs	10
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$53,308	+$22,380	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$69,981 1-year earnings	+$39,053	clears the bar	$81,707	2.1 yrs	4
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	59
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Literature	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Legal Support Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Public Relations and Advertising	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Religious Music and Worship	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Programming	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Support Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mathematics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Security Science and Technology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Film and Photography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Accounting	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Finance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Information Systems	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Policy Analysis	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Social Work	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($30,928/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.