Business Administration & Management at Jackson State University

What traits are you looking for in a business administration school? To help you decide if Jackson State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's business administration program.

Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and approximately 6,921 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Jackson State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business Administration & Management section at the bottom of this page.

Jackson State Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration
• Doctorate Degree in Business Administration

Jackson State Business Administration & Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at Jackson State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at Jackson State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Administration & Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	75
	80
	113
	157
	169
	300
	602
	657
	719
	801
	857
	968
	973
	985
	1,051
	1,121
	1,188
	1,549
	1,554
	1,600

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Jackson State. This makes it the #719 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #114 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Business Administration Graduates from Jackson State Make?

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at Jackson State is $33,183. This is less than $41,334, which is the national average of all business administration majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Jackson State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at Jackson State University.

Jackson State Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from Jackson State. About 26% were men and 74% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 51% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business administration bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Jackson State University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	46
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Jackson State Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students earned a master's degree in business administration from Jackson State. About 72% of these graduates were women and the other 28% were men.

In the business administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 93% of degree recipients. That is 53% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Jackson State University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Jackson State also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Business Administration & Management

If you plan to be a business administration major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Jackson State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	86

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• Marketing
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance & Financial Management
• Accounting

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for Jackson State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
General and Operations Managers	23,850	$77,800
Retail Sales Supervisors	13,030	$37,710
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	12,410	$47,000
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	6,660	$58,920
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	4,380	$61,120

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Comingdeer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.