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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?

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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

2,317 Graduate Students
76% Women
91% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

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

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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

3,195 Took All Classes Online
6,338 Took At Least One Class Online
20.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 6,338 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.

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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 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Jackson State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Jackson State University was 20.4%. This is the #611 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Jackson State regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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