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Jackson State University

Jackson State University
1440 J R Lynch St
Jackson, Mississippi 39217

Website: Jackson State University

Type of college:4-year public

Degree types offered: Bachelor's, Doctor's, Master's, Post-Masters certificate, Postbaccalaureate certificate

Degree Programs offered:

  • Accounting & Finance
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
  • Biology General
  • Business / Managerial Economics
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business Marketing and Marketing Management
  • Business Teacher Education (Vocational)
  • Chemistry General
  • City / Urban Community & Regional Planning
  • Communication Disorders General
  • Computer and Information Sciences General
  • Counselor Education / Counseling and Guidance
  • Criminal Justice
  • Education Administration and Supervision
  • Education Other
  • Educational / Instructional Media Design
  • Elementary Teacher Education
  • English Language and Literature General
  • Environmental and Pollution Control Technician
  • Environmental Science / Studies
  • Finance General
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures General
  • Health System / Health Services Administration
  • History General
  • Industrial / Manufacturing Technology / Technician
  • Mass Communications
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Music - General Performance
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Office Supervision and Management
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physics General
  • Political Science and Government General
  • Pre-Elementary / Early Childhood / Kindergarten
  • Psychology General
  • Public Administration
  • Science Teacher Education General
  • Secondary Teacher Education
  • Social Science Teacher Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Special Education General
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies
  • Technology / Industrial Arts Teacher
  • Urban Affairs / Studies
  • Visual and Performing Arts General
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities--Intensive: These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the doctorate. They award at least ten doctoral degrees/1 per year across three or more disciplines,2 or at least 20 doctoral degrees per year overall.


2004-2007 Enrollment

Total enrollment 6,820
Undergraduate enrollment 5,471
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by gender
Men 39%
Women 61%
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity
Non-resident alien 0%
Black non-Hispanic 95%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0%
Hispanic 0%
White non-Hispanic 3%


Information provided by the National Center for Education Statistics and the Carnegie Foundation.

Jackson State University Information

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