Alcorn State University Graduate Programs

Located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, Alcorn State University is a public institution. Alcorn State is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

Where Is Alcorn State University?

Contact details for Alcorn State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1000 Asu Dr Ste 359, Alcorn State, MS 39096-7500
Phone:	601-877-6100
Website:	www.alcorn.edu

Alcorn State University Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 541 graduate students at Alcorn State, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Alcorn State University graduate students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	507
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Geographic Diversity

Mississippi students aren't the only ones who study at Alcorn State University. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 39 countries are represented at Alcorn State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Nigeria, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Alcorn State University

In 2022-2023, 2,280 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Alcorn State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 6th most popular in Mississippi for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Alcorn State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	9%
Health Professions	18%

Alcorn State University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education Grade Specific	1	53	0	54
Educational Administration	0	26	0	26
General Biology	0	24	0	24
Nursing	0	5	7	12
Business Administration & Management	0	8	0	8
Other Military Tech & Applied Sciences	0	8	0	8
General Agriculture	0	7	0	7
Computer Information Systems	0	6	0	6
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	4	0	4
Biotechnology	0	3	0	3
History	0	1	0	1
Agricultural Economics & Business	0	0	0	0
Accounting	0	0	0	0
Hospitality Management	0	0	0	0
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	0
Information Technology	0	0	0	0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0
General English Literature	0	0	0	0
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	0	0	0	0
Human Development & Family Studies	0	0	0	0
Mathematics	0	0	0	0
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0	0
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	0	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0	0
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	0	0
General Psychology	0	0	0	0
Political Science & Government	0	0	0	0
Sociology	0	0	0	0
Social Work	0	0	0	0
Music	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	145	7	153

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
• Image Credit: By Jack E. Boucher under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.