The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Jackson conferred 111 bachelor's degrees and 95 master's degrees in education programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in "other" multi-/interdisciplinary studies. Data shows the school gave out 132 bachelor's degrees in "other" multi-/interdisciplinary studies, followed by 122 bachelor's degrees in general biology/biological sciences and 96 bachelor's degrees in social work.
The university enrolled 7,250 students for 2017-18, including 5,331 in undergraduate programs and 1,919 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2017-18
| Program | Bachelor's degrees awarded | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education, Other | 47 | 2 | - | 49 | |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 39 | 9 | - | 48 | |
| Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching | - | 34 | - | 34 | |
| Education, General | - | - | 31 | 31 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | - | 22 | - | 22 | |
| Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education | - | 20 | - | 20 | |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | - | 18 | - | 18 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 16 | - | - | 16 | |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | - | 10 | - | 10 | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | - | 8 | - | 8 | |
| Music Teacher Education | 3 | 3 | - | 6 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 3 | 2 | - | 5 | |
| Reading Teacher Education | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Social Science Teacher Education | 3 | - | - | 3 | |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | - | - | - | - | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | - | - | - | - | |
| Education total | 111 | 132 | 31 | 274 | 17.2 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 62 | 35 | - | 97 | |
| Accounting | 53 | 14 | - | 67 | |
| Finance, General | 20 | - | - | 20 | |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 11 | - | - | 11 | |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 6 | - | - | 6 | |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 5 | - | - | 5 | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 157 | 49 | - | 206 | 13 |
| Social Work | 96 | 83 | - | 179 | |
| Public Administration | - | 13 | - | 13 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | 96 | 96 | - | 192 | 12.1 |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 72 | - | - | 72 | |
| Public Health, General | - | 32 | - | 32 | |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders, General | 13 | 19 | - | 32 | |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor | - | 15 | - | 15 | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 85 | 66 | - | 151 | 9.5 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 132 | - | - | 132 | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 132 | - | - | 132 | 8.3 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 122 | 6 | - | 128 | |
| Biotechnology | - | - | - | - | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 122 | 6 | - | 128 | 8.1 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 33 | - | - | 33 | |
| Civil Engineering, General | 31 | - | - | 31 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 16 | - | - | 16 | |
| Engineering, General | - | 13 | - | 13 | |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | - | - | - | - | |
| Engineering total | 80 | 13 | - | 93 | 5.8 |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 81 | 3 | - | 84 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 81 | 3 | - | 84 | 5.3 |
| Chemistry, General | 30 | 11 | - | 41 | |
| Physics, General | 4 | - | - | 4 | |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General | 4 | - | - | 4 | |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 3 | - | - | 3 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 41 | 11 | - | 52 | 3.3 |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 44 | 3 | - | 47 | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 44 | 3 | - | 47 | 3 |
| Psychology, General | 32 | - | - | 32 | |
| Clinical Psychology | - | 6 | - | 6 | |
| Psychology total | 32 | 6 | - | 38 | 2.4 |
| Industrial Technology/Technician | 25 | - | - | 25 | |
| Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology | - | 10 | - | 10 | |
| Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total | 25 | 10 | - | 35 | 2.2 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 17 | 4 | - | 21 | |
| Rhetoric and Composition | 12 | - | - | 12 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 29 | 4 | - | 33 | 2.1 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 16 | 9 | - | 25 | |
| Computer Science | - | - | - | - | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 16 | 9 | - | 25 | 1.6 |
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | - | 20 | - | 20 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | - | 20 | - | 20 | 1.3 |
| Sociology | 6 | 3 | - | 9 | |
| Political Science and Government, General | 8 | - | - | 8 | |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 3 | - | - | 3 | |
| Social Sciences total | 17 | 3 | - | 20 | 1.3 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 14 | - | - | 14 | |
| Music Performance, General | 6 | - | - | 6 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 20 | - | - | 20 | 1.3 |
| Mathematics, General | 10 | 2 | - | 12 | |
| Statistics, General | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 11 | 2 | - | 13 | 0.8 |
| History, General | 10 | 1 | - | 11 | |
| History total | 10 | 1 | - | 11 | 0.7 |
| Environmental Science | - | 8 | - | 8 | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | - | 8 | - | 8 | 0.5 |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | - | 7 | - | 7 | |
| Architecture and Related Services total | - | 7 | - | 7 | 0.4 |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | - | - | - | - | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | - | - | - | - | - |
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