Millsaps College edging out Ole Miss was among the interesting takeaways from the recent update to a key earnings metric by the U.S. Department of Education. The DOE released College Scorecard data showing median annual earnings for college graduates four years after they graduate.
Millsaps’ median graduate earnings of $67,303 just beat the $66,243 reported for Ole Miss/UMMC.
MUW at $62,987 joined these two as the only four-year institutions topping the national average of $60,428.
Only Meridian Community College at $50,810 topped the national two-year college average of $50,128.
All Mississippi four-year institutions and 14 of 15 community colleges exceeded the high school median of $29,193 – the nation’s lowest; the national average was $32,842.
Other results included Mississippi State at $59,311, Mississippi College at $55,434, JSU at $55,318, William Carey at $54,242, Belhaven at $51,795, Blue Mountain at $49,347, Southern Miss at $48,593, DSU at $47,248, ASU at $45,495, MS Gulf Coast CC at $44,103, Pearl River CC at $43,603, Northeast MS CC at $43,163, Tougaloo at $42,641, Northwest MS CC at $42,368, East MS CC at 42,022, Itawamba CC at $41,849, Rust at $41,313, MVSU at $40,972, Hinds CC at $40,042, Holmes CC at $39,984, MS Delta CC at $37,960, Copiah Lincoln CC at $36,902, Jones College at $36,540, Coahoma CC at $31,140, and Southwest MS CC at $27,408.
Colleges that accept federal financial aid must report data for the College Scorecard. The earnings data tracks graduates who are working and not enrolled in a higher education program. Earnings for four-year institutions where many top students immediately enter graduate school and for two-year colleges where many students transfer to four-year institutions may not reflect the actual value of their undergraduate degrees.
Regional labor markets and job mix can greatly influence median earnings. The number of graduates employed within the state versus out of state matters – Mississippi salaries lag those in other states. Also, only 41% of jobs in Mississippi – driven by our mix of retail, service and agricultural jobs – require more than a high school diploma.
Top fields of study heavily influenced median earnings. These included: MSU Electrical, Chemical, and Mechanical Engineering at $106,839, $95,968, and $93,893 respectively; ASU Registered Nursing at $93,159; Southern Miss Polymer Science and Registered Nursing at $92,919 and $72,411 respectively; Ole Miss Registered Nursing, Accounting, and Finance at $87,701, $85,482, and $80,488 respectively; MS Gulf Coast, Southwest MS, and MS Delta Nursing at $76,778, $76,451, and $75,723 respectively; Millsaps Business Administration and Management at $76,477; Mississippi College Registered Nursing at $71,800; East MS Precision Metal Working at $50,571; and MS Gulf Coast Electromechanical and Industrial Technologies at $48,000 - $54,000.
See CollegeScorecard.ed.gov for more.
“Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily” – Colossians 3:23.
Crawford is an author and syndicated columnist from North Jackson.
22 comments:
Keep in mind that average doesn’t truly report how many Millsaps alumni earn over $250k per year with a liberal arts degree. A lot of you mouth breathing hayseeds mock my education. But I likely earn more than all of you magatards.
Does that include going to work for Pops?
This is the dumbest ranking and use of data I have ever seen when it comes to colleges and universities.
What is sad is that we have a federal agency that spends billions telling us what we already know. Pull the plug now!
Form 1040, Line 11 ... Put up.
I seriously doubt the reliability of this statistical info. Crawford seems to rely on any government statistics that proves his opinions. He is a Millsaps graduate, a school with a failing enrollment & financial collapse.
My son graduated USM with a degree in PolySci and DID get a job in Athens GA working in PolySci! He doesn't quite make what is the listed expectation, and unfortunately everything over there is SO expensive.
Exactly. Bogus report.
"Keep in mind that average doesn’t truly report how many Millsaps alumni earn over $250k per year with a liberal arts degree."
The facts and figures regarding Mississippi schools use median data, not averages. An actual graduate making $250K should know the difference.
That said, it blows the whole "college is a waste of money" trope right out of the water.
Keep in mind that average doesn’t truly report how many Millsaps alumni earn over $250k per year with a liberal arts degree. A lot of you mouth breathing hayseeds mock my education. But I likely earn more than all of you magatards.
May 31, 2026 at 8:11 AM
This is Xactly the attitude of you with educations towards people who do not have them. If your F$#@! nose was any higher on your head you'd drown in a rain storm...On the other hand I can't wait for you to bring your pickup into my shop for repairs...Be seein you...
The damage to society via United Methodist affiliated Millsaps College’s leftist indoctrination, has been tremendous.
Before any parent spends one dime for a so-called education from Millsaps, research the financial terrorism the United Methodist Church unleashed on those of us that chose to disaffiliate from their ungodliness.
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. 1 John 4:1
I went back to get my degree. When I earned my degree, I was fired from my job at the same time. When your boss says you have nothing to worry about that is when you need to start looking for another job. I guess, I'll be driving an 18-wheeler which is the last thing I want to do. Mississippi job market sucks!!!!!
Very noticeable among influential degrees is nursing. If JSU had a nursing degree it would be in the top three in median earning. No matter it will never happen. Remarkable what they do with so little.
Millsaps grad - paid 7 figures in taxes many years. That said lots of UM grads made much more than me. Find what you are good at and do it and have fun. Quit comparing checkbooks. Life is short and at 60….your friends start dying. Live life. Have sex. Drink for gods sake.
Our Republican governor, Tate Reeves, is a Millsaps grad. So was Johnny Carson.
Carson earned his degree from the University of Nebraska. He attended Millsaps before joining the Navy.
Hmmm... That 99% admission rate for Ole Miss must be working -- and educating Rhodes Scholars. Ole Miss has 27, Mississippi State has 2, Southern Miss has none.
All you “experts” do realize (I hope) that all of these starting salaries are self-reported and on the honor system. The whole thing is a joke. You can’t make a kid tell you how much he is making, and some lie and over-state what they are making. This is not reliable data by a long shot. Just another worthless government report.
1:50, according to the Department of Education:
"This information is generated by Federal Student Aid data systems, with individual records matched against administrative W-2 and 1040SE records at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)."
I'm pretty sure no one overstates their income when it's time to repay student loans, or pay federal taxes.
Stop and think for a moment about how many Milsaps and Ole Miss grads are out of state residents who take out of state jobs that pay more and skew reporting figures. As Twain said, “There are lies, damned lies, and then you have statistics.”
" Life is short and at 60….your friends start dying. Live life. Have sex. Drink for gods sake."
Dude, my friends started dying long before 60. And if I hadn't quit drinking, I would have too.
The vast majority of male Millsaps grads that I know are right of center or don’t talk about politics at all nowadays.
Female Millsaps grads on the other hand…
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