Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi · Public

Of 64 assessed programs, 63 leave graduates out-earning a typical Mississippi high-school graduate (about $30,928/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 199 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$14,332
$30k to $48k	$14,372
$48k to $75k	$18,671
$75k to $110k	$20,704
$110k and up	$22,987
All families (average)	$17,595

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

64 of 263 programs could be assessed 24% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Mississippi high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$55,993	+$25,065	clears the bar	$21,500	0.9 yrs	359
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$40,431	+$9,503	clears the bar	$21,500	2.3 yrs	263
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$50,503	+$19,575	clears the bar	$23,250	1.2 yrs	254
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$41,986	+$11,058	clears the bar	$23,250	2.1 yrs	207
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$128,049	+$97,121	clears the bar	$30,950	0.3 yrs	189
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$42,399	+$11,471	clears the bar	$22,512	2.0 yrs	187
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$61,364	+$30,436	clears the bar	$19,552	0.6 yrs	181
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$48,493	+$17,565	clears the bar	$23,250	1.3 yrs	165
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,893	+$62,965	clears the bar	$21,636	0.3 yrs	165
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$46,167	+$15,239	clears the bar	$33,030	2.2 yrs	151
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,221	+$20,293	clears the bar	$22,296	1.1 yrs	147
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$70,904	+$39,976	clears the bar	$18,832	0.5 yrs	120
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$70,367	+$39,439	clears the bar	$22,000	0.6 yrs	114
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$44,979	+$14,051	clears the bar	$23,248	1.7 yrs	100
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$57,090	+$26,162	clears the bar	$31,009	1.2 yrs	95
Veterinary Medicine	First Professional Degree	$137,892	+$106,964	clears the bar	$169,759	1.6 yrs	94
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$81,203	+$50,275	clears the bar	$20,938	0.4 yrs	90
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$74,542	+$43,614	clears the bar	$25,000	0.6 yrs	89
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$62,082	+$31,154	clears the bar	$21,500	0.7 yrs	87
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	$86,410	+$55,482	clears the bar	$29,609	0.5 yrs	84
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$82,852	+$51,924	clears the bar	$24,250	0.5 yrs	83
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,444	+$57,516	clears the bar	$17,500	0.3 yrs	82
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$79,068	+$48,140	clears the bar	$21,875	0.5 yrs	79
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$54,325	+$23,397	clears the bar	$25,469	1.1 yrs	75
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$52,755	+$21,827	clears the bar	$19,719	0.9 yrs	74
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,968	+$65,040	clears the bar	$22,500	0.3 yrs	73
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$106,039	+$75,111	clears the bar	$25,037	0.3 yrs	72
Special Education	Master's Degree	$42,569 1-year earnings	+$11,641	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	70
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$45,445	+$14,517	clears the bar	$21,625	1.5 yrs	69
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,176	+$19,248	clears the bar	$23,000	1.2 yrs	60
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,805	+$17,877	clears the bar	$22,055	1.2 yrs	59
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$41,446	+$10,518	clears the bar	$21,592	2.1 yrs	58
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$92,332	+$61,404	clears the bar	$27,000	0.4 yrs	53
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	$38,939	+$8,011	clears the bar	$27,000	3.4 yrs	46
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$69,787	+$38,859	clears the bar	$22,050	0.6 yrs	43
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$41,439	+$10,511	clears the bar	$25,000	2.4 yrs	41
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$50,653	+$19,725	clears the bar	$19,500	1.0 yrs	40
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$78,998	+$48,070	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	38
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$46,129	+$15,201	clears the bar	$20,000	1.3 yrs	37
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$37,656	+$6,728	clears the bar	$23,750	3.5 yrs	37
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$36,617	+$5,689	clears the bar	$27,000	4.7 yrs	36
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$74,780	+$43,852	clears the bar	$27,000	0.6 yrs	35
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$49,541	+$18,613	clears the bar	$15,750	0.8 yrs	33
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$85,275	+$54,347	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	33
Accounting	Master's Degree	$90,234	+$59,306	clears the bar	$14,957	0.3 yrs	33
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	$94,068	+$63,140	clears the bar	$30,500	0.5 yrs	32
Food Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$39,940	+$9,012	clears the bar	$23,767	2.6 yrs	31
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$41,627	+$10,699	clears the bar	$21,500	2.0 yrs	30
Interior Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$61,421	+$30,493	clears the bar	$22,254	0.7 yrs	29
Engineering, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$91,124	+$60,196	clears the bar	$18,947	0.3 yrs	29
Forestry	Bachelor's Degree	$58,499	+$27,571	clears the bar	$19,000	0.7 yrs	26
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$69,699	+$38,771	clears the bar	$31,000	0.8 yrs	26
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Bachelor's Degree	$40,786 1-year earnings	+$9,858	clears the bar	$25,716	2.6 yrs	26
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$47,181 1-year earnings	+$16,253	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
English	Bachelor's Degree	$35,877	+$4,949	clears the bar	$18,750	3.8 yrs	23
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$51,427	+$20,499	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Agricultural Production Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$69,160	+$38,232	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$58,226	+$27,298	clears the bar	$48,683	1.8 yrs	21
History	Bachelor's Degree	$36,614	+$5,686	clears the bar	$19,500	3.4 yrs	21
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	$57,622	+$26,694	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$26,836 1-year earnings	-$4,092	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$110,821	+$79,893	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$79,635	+$48,707	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Taxation	Master's Degree	$85,149	+$54,221	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$24,490	insufficient data	55
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Engineering, General	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Agricultural Production Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Forestry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Petroleum Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Public Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Natural Resources and Conservation	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Industrial Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Botany/Plant Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Botany/Plant Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Agricultural Production Operations	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Zoology/Animal Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Nutrition Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Culinary Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Apparel and Textiles	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Zoology/Animal Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Applied Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Agricultural Business and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biological and Physical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
School Counseling	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Engineering, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Political Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Sociology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Agricultural Business and Management	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($30,928/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.