Delta State University

Delta State University is a public college in Cleveland, MS. Its average net price is $12,677 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$12,660
$30,001 to $48,000$7,013
$48,001 to $75,000$14,601
$75,001 to $110,000$10,389
$110,001 and up$18,047
$8,605Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$8,605Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$12,677Average Net Price
$9,059Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,500Books and Supplies
$4,000Other Expenses
47.2%Students on Pell Grants
47.8%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

100.0%Acceptance Rate
475 to 590SAT Reading, Middle Half
450 to 620SAT Math, Middle Half
17 to 23ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$40,603
8 years after entry$43,769
10 years after entry$44,639
49.5%Graduation Rate
66.7%Retention Rate
$19,487Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Cleveland, MSLocation
Remote townSetting
1,620Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Air Transportation$55,780 National median for this major n=5,818Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Biology$30,255 Small program - rough guide n=30$21,759 Small program - rough guide n=40
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511$19,708 Small program - rough guide n=35
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$38,356 National median for this major n=2,406$35,113 Small program - rough guide n=32
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Natural Sciences$39,311 National median for this major n=1,607Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Registered Nursing$79,484 Small program - rough guide n=61$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=61
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other$58,441 National median for this major n=449Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$36,158 Small program - rough guide n=84$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=57
Teaching$39,794 Small program - rough guide n=64$24,750 Small program - rough guide n=44
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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