UM Ranks Best in Mississippi for Job Placement

OXFORD, Miss. – Data on job placement rates over a decade show University of Mississippi graduates are the best in the state at finding employment and keeping it, according to a new ranking from Zippia.com.

The ranking takes into account 10 years’ worth of data on job placement rates as part of Zippia’s rating for the best colleges in each state for finding a job. The data shows that after 10 years, 90.8 percent of UM graduates are still employed with a median income of $52,700.

That’s not only the best percentage of all Mississippi schools, but it also tops a number of institutions in the Southeastern Conference. UM ranked fifth in the SEC, according to the data.

The top university in the nation was Virginia Military Institute, which has a 96.6 percent job placement rate.

Zippia is a career expert site based in San Mateo, California. To see the full ranking, click here