Jackson State University Graduate Programs

Jackson State University is a public institution situated in Jackson, Mississippi. The location of Jackson State is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Jackson State University?

Contact details for Jackson State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1400 John R. Lynch Street, Jackson, MS 39217
Phone:	601-979-2121
Website:	www.jsums.edu

Jackson State University Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,317 graduate students at Jackson State, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	20
Black or African American	2,058
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	114
International Students	102
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Geographic Diversity

Mississippi students aren't the only ones who study at Jackson State University. At this time, 35 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 64 countries are represented at Jackson State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Ethiopia.

Online Learning at Jackson State University

In 2022-2023, 6,269 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 13th 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 Jackson 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	21%

Jackson 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	0	187	4	191
Social Work	0	118	2	120
General Education	65	0	0	65
Business Administration & Management	0	45	2	47
Educational Administration	0	7	24	31
Health & Physical Education	0	26	0	26
Student Counseling	0	25	0	25
Communication Sciences	0	23	0	23
Public Health	0	20	3	23
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	17	0	17
General Biology	0	15	0	15
Public Administration	0	11	4	15
Urban & Regional Planning	0	5	7	12
General Engineering	0	8	4	12
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	8	0	8
Accounting	0	7	0	7
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	7	0	7
Communication & Media Studies	0	6	0	6
Computer Information Systems	0	5	0	5
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	4	0	0	4
Chemistry	0	2	2	4
General English Literature	0	3	0	3
Mathematics	0	3	0	3
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	3	3
Political Science & Government	0	3	0	3
Computer Science	0	0	2	2
Environmental Control Technology	0	2	0	2
Other Engineering	0	1	0	1
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	1	1
Sociology	0	1	0	1
Business/Managerial Economics	0	0	0	0
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	0
Marketing	0	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0	0
Special Education	0	0	0	0
Industrial Production Technology	0	0	0	0
Biomedical Engineering	0	0	0	0
Computer Engineering	0	0	0	0
Civil Engineering	0	0	0	0
Electrical Engineering	0	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0
History	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0
Statistics	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	0	0	0	0
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0	0
General Psychology	0	0	0	0
Urban Studies	0	0	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	0	0
Music	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	69	555	58	682

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 Comingdeer under License

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