Top Ranked Programs
University of Mississippi's program mix is anchored in Business, which accounts for 23% of degree output — a concentration that shapes the institution's overall earnings profile. Education represents 6% of graduates and Engineering accounts for 5%, rounding out a portfolio tilted toward applied professional fields. Across 62 programs serving roughly 4,004 students annually, 24 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold — a broad base that reflects the university's role as Mississippi's flagship public research institution. The strongest earnings come from quantitative and applied fields. Azimuth ranks Nursing #102 among nonprofit four-year institutions for median earnings four years after enrollment, with 327 graduates earning $87,701. Azimuth ranks Accounting #24 among nonprofit four-year institutions for median earnings four years after enrollment, with graduates earning $85,482, and Azimuth ranks Finance #94 among nonprofit four-year institutions for median earnings four years after enrollment, with graduates earning $80,488. Nursing combines the largest cohort — 327 graduates — with median earnings of $87,701, making it the program that contributes the most aggregate economic value across enrollment scale and pay. Among the most-enrolled programs, Radio, Television, and Digital Communication program graduates 309 students annually with median earnings of $69,082, and the The Accounting program graduates 262 students with median earnings of $85,482. Fields like Digital Marketing (median earnings of $69,139) and Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (median earnings of $69,082) represent high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly and four-year earnings reflect labor-market outcomes. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how these fields align with national wage trends, while the [program-ranking methodology](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) explains how Azimuth evaluates programs across cohort scale, earnings, and benchmark performance.