University of Mississippi Outcomes: $66K Earnings (2026)

How much do University of Mississippi graduates earn?

The reported median is $66,243 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $65,610 as its benchmark; the difference is $633 per year.

Program choice shapes a wide earnings range at University of Mississippi. The downside earnings scenario is $46,508 and the upside scenario is $88,671; both are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates.

At the upper end, Chemical Engineering graduates earn $107,548 four years after completion, from 26 degrees awarded a year. Mechanical Engineering follows at $93,311, with 67 degrees awarded. The largest program, Nursing, reports $87,701.

An estimated 27.7% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings cover completers who are working and not enrolled, those continuing their education are outside that snapshot.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $66,243
Rank for difference from expectations: 75th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

University of Mississippi reported median: $66,243
Peer schools comparable schools · $633 below University of Mississippi: $65,610
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $6,446 below University of Mississippi: $59,797

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How many University of Mississippi students return and finish their degrees?

First-time, full-time bachelor’s cohorts · CDS 2025-26

Returned the following fall: 86.7%
Completed within six years: 70.0%
Pell recipients completed within six years: 57.0%

Source: University of Mississippi Common Data Set 2025-26, B22 retention; B4–B11 six-year completion. Retention and completion follow different entering cohorts.

How could earnings differ from the median?

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

Lower estimate: $46,508
Median · reported: $66,243
Higher estimate: $88,671

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do University of Mississippi graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

University of Mississippi graduates’ reported earnings are $6,446 above that expectation, the 75th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending University of Mississippi caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at University of Mississippi report the highest earnings?

The largest programs at University of Mississippi show a clear split between high-earning professional fields and a large social-science program with more moderate pay. Nursing awards the most degrees, at 327, and its graduates earn $87,701 four years after completion.

Azimuth ranks it #117 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Accounting and Finance are also large, with 262 and 171 degrees awarded, and both post earnings above the university median.

Accounting graduates earn $85,482, ranking #53 nationally. Psychology is the fourth-largest program at 186 degrees awarded, and its median earnings of $49,974 sit well below the other large programs.

Its Azimuth national rank is #200. The highest-earning field, Chemical Engineering, is much smaller at 26 degrees awarded, with graduates earning $107,548 and a national rank of #30.

University of Mississippi has 23 nationally ranked bachelor's programs, with 24 fields reporting earnings data. The strongest national ranks sit in communication and public policy, not in the largest departments.

Business is the largest degree family at 23.6% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Health Professions at 18.8%. The largest single program is Nursing, with 327 degrees awarded and median earnings of $87,701 four years after completion.

Azimuth ranks it #117 within its field. The best-paid program is a much smaller one: Chemical Engineering graduates earn $107,548 four years out, from 26 degrees a year.

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication is the highest-ranked program nationally at #4, with 309 degrees awarded and earnings of $69,082. Public Policy Analysis follows at #7 nationally, with 55 degrees and median earnings of $85,338.

Further analysis

Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix range from a downside of $46,508 to a typical outcome of $66,243 and an upside of $88,671. The spread shows that earnings vary substantially by field.

At the high end, Chemical Engineering graduates earn $107,548 four years after completion. Among the largest programs, Psychology sits at the lower end with $49,974.

Federally aided graduates of University of Mississippi who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $66,243 four years after completing a degree. That figure is $633 above the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

The median falls in the 69th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, drawn from a cohort of 2,090 completers. Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix show a wide range for completers: the downside scenario is $46,508, the typical scenario is $66,243, and the upside scenario is $88,671.

An estimated 27.7% of graduates continue on to graduate study, based on the program mix.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.