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How Well Is Mississippi State University Ranked?

2023 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Mississippi State University was awarded 769 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is other zoology/animal biology.

Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Mississippi State as #225 out of 2,241 colleges and universities in the country on its 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Mississippi State held the #768 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 26 colleges in Mississippi, Mississippi State is ranked at #1.

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How Much Money Do Mississippi State Graduates Make?

Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Mississippi State with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $46,141 in their early years. This is good news for future Mississippi State graduates since it is 9% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.