Colleges in Mississippi whose graduates clear the bar most often

Ranked by the share of each school's programs whose graduates out-earn a typical high-school graduate (the federal earnings-premium test).

#	College	Programs clearing the bar	Median earnings	Programs measured
1	Strayer University-Mississippi	100%	$63,879	16
2	Mississippi Christian University	100%	$53,308	29
3	William Carey University	100%	$53,030	16
4	Belhaven University	100%	$51,982	24
5	Mississippi State University	98%	$57,356	64
6	University of Southern Mississippi	97%	$51,523	61
7	Jackson State University	97%	$49,110	32
8	University of Mississippi	95%	$58,639	63
9	Delta State University	95%	$46,731	20
10	Itawamba Community College	91%	$44,042	22
11	Meridian Community College	90%	$41,921	10
12	Copiah-Lincoln Community College	90%	$37,593	10
13	Mississippi University for Women	88%	$42,043	17
14	Alcorn State University	88%	$41,656	16
15	Holmes Community College	87%	$35,694	15
16	Northwest Mississippi Community College	86%	$43,953	14
17	East Mississippi Community College	86%	$36,294	14
18	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College	77%	$38,275	22
19	Hinds Community College	76%	$37,118	21
20	Pearl River Community College	75%	$48,589	12
21	Jones County Junior College	64%	$32,536	11
22	Coahoma Community College	38%	$28,272	13

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Ranked on one stated metric, the share of a school's programs that clear the benchmark. Schools need at least 10 programs with reported earnings to appear. Note that specialised graduate institutions (medical and health-science centres, for example) often rank at the top because their programs are almost all high-earning; the 'programs measured' column and each school's page give the context.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10). Earnings are median earnings of graduates measured up to four years after completing, and describe past graduates rather than a promise. Method: methodology. Report an error.