Program Payoff

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities programs in Mississippi

20 schools in Mississippi teach this, at certificate or associate level. 14 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $28,055 at Southwest Mississippi Community College.

Schools

SchoolCredentialMedian debtGraduate earnings, 2 yrsGraduates
Southwest Mississippi Community College Summit Associate's degree $28,055 (14 grads) 190
Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia Associate's degree $5,952 $22,192 (51 grads) 705
Holmes Community College Goodman Associate's degree $8,411 $21,234 (50 grads) 112
Pearl River Community College Poplarville Associate's degree $7,964 $20,045 (120 grads) 589
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston Associate's degree $8,250 $19,592 (167 grads) 123
Hinds Community College Raymond Associate's degree $8,103 $19,580 (204 grads) 1,580
East Central Community College Decatur Associate's degree $5,279 $19,410 (105 grads) 310
Coahoma Community College Clarksdale Associate's degree $18,680 (64 grads) 83
Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson Associate's degree $18,647 (49 grads) 15
Jones County Junior College Ellisville Associate's degree $18,619 (45 grads) 491
Meridian Community College Meridian Associate's degree $17,794 (38 grads) 221
Itawamba Community College Fulton Associate's degree $6,500 $17,399 (84 grads) 276
East Mississippi Community College Scooba Associate's degree $17,377 (51 grads) 82
Mississippi Delta Community College Moorhead Associate's degree $14,072 (39 grads) 101
Belhaven University Jackson Associate's degree $22,059 not published 6
East Mississippi Community College Scooba Undergraduate certificate not published
Northeast Mississippi Community College Booneville Associate's degree $6,815 not published 416
Coahoma Community College Clarksdale Undergraduate certificate not published
Holmes Community College Goodman Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Southeastern Baptist College Laurel Associate's degree not published 3

A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.

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Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.