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2026 Highest Paid Public Administration Grads in Mississippi

[Public Administration](/majors/social-services-public-administration/public-administration/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a public administration degree into the strongest early-career earnings.

College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the highest-paying public administration schools.

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• Highest Paid Public Administration Grads in Mississippi

2026 Highest Paid Public Administration Grads in Mississippi

Below are the schools whose public administration graduates go on to earn the most.

Highest Paid Public Administration Graduates

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

$63,500 Average Early-Career Salary

For graduate earnings in public administration, no school beat Mississippi State University this year. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State University is a public institution. Early-career public administration graduates from Mississippi State University make a median of around $63,500 per year.

2

Strayer University Mississippi
Jackson, MS

$60,858 Average Early-Career Salary

Strayer University Mississippi came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying public administration schools. Located in the city of Jackson, Strayer University Mississippi is a private for-profit institution. Students who complete the public administration program here go on to a median salary of roughly $60,858.

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Belhaven University
Jackson, MS

$53,359 Average Early-Career Salary

A rank of #3 makes Belhaven University one of the highest-paying schools for public administration. Belhaven University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson. Students who complete the public administration program here go on to a median salary of roughly $53,359.

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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 public administration 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.