This study examines the impact of entrepreneurial education on socioeconomic development in Cross River State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to examine the impact of entrepreneurial education on job creation and poverty reduction in Cross River State. The study adopted a survey design, and the population of the study comprised of 1200 students of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar. This study utilized purposive sampling technique. A survey by the use of a structured questionnaire was undertaken to sample 50% of the target population of 1200 students. The primary data were analyzed using the simple percentages statistical technique. Findings from the analyses revealed that entrepreneurial education do impact significantly on job creation in Cross River State and entrepreneurial education do impact significantly on poverty reduction in Cross River State. Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended among others that the government of Cross River State should intensify its efforts on entrepreneurial education by investing more in terms of establishing more entrepreneurial development centers in tertiary institutions in Cross River State so as to inculcate entrepreneurial skills among students and youths in the State to enhance socioeconomic development in Cross River State, Nigeria.