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2026 Highest Paid Journalism Grads in Mississippi

[Journalism](/majors/communication-journalism-media/journalism/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a journalism degree into the strongest early-career earnings.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the early-career earnings of their journalism graduates.

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• Highest Paid Journalism Grads in Mississippi

2026 Highest Paid Journalism Grads in Mississippi

If you want to know which schools send journalism graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Journalism Graduates

1

University Of Mississippi Main Campus
University, MS

$61,775 Average Early-Career Salary

For graduate earnings in journalism, no school beat University Of Mississippi Main Campus this year. Set in the town of University, University Of Mississippi Main Campus is a public institution. Early-career journalism graduates from University Of Mississippi Main Campus make a median of around $61,775 per year.

2

University Of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

$48,425 Average Early-Career Salary

University Of Southern Mississippi came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying journalism schools. Set in the city of Hattiesburg, University Of Southern Mississippi is a public institution. Journalism graduates of University Of Southern Mississippi earn a median of about $48,425 a year early in their careers.

3

Rust College
Holly Springs, MS

$35,380 Average Early-Career Salary

Students chasing top earnings in journalism will find them at Rust College, which ranked #3. Located in the town of Holly Springs, Rust College is a private not-for-profit institution. Early-career journalism graduates from Rust College make a median of around $35,380 per year.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their journalism graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.