Master's · Jackson, Mississippi
Is Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at Jackson State University worth it?
High confidence High confidence: 100+ graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $48,697
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $49,970
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $47,217
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $50k (likely $50k – $50k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$4k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in MS
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$242k (likely −$289k – −$196k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$300k (likely −$380k – −$212k)
- Today's dollars
- Borrowers making progress / in default, 2 years in
- ≤ 20% / ≤ 20%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-19, 2019-20
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at Jackson State University
- Computer Science (Bachelor's)$90,577
- Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)$89,702
- Civil Engineering (Bachelor's)$78,824
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$76,656
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral)$70,684
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's)$60,039
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$59,996
- Accounting and Related Services (Master's)$59,254
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's)$58,096
- Public Health (Master's)$57,970
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's)$56,747
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)$52,107
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at other schools in Mississippi
- Delta State University$48,099
- Alcorn State University$47,985
- Mississippi State University$46,167
- William Carey University$45,151
- University of Southern Mississippi$45,037
- Mississippi Christian University$44,867