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During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 27 majors graduated from Mississippi State University.
At Mississippi State University, students can earn anything from bachelor’s degrees through the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 8,806 undergraduate · 3,026 graduate (11,832 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at Mississippi State University.
Among Mississippi State University programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering. | $70,757 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $69,768 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | $67,632 |
| Industrial Engineering. | $63,878 |
| Engineering, Other. | $61,549 |
Explore the full list of majors at Mississippi State University, sorted by study area.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 5,916 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. |
686 | $49,867 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
177 | $37,616 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
154 | $44,505 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
104 | $40,559 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. ↳ Management Information Systems, General. |
63 | $51,062 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | 17 | NA |
| Taxation. | 5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering. | 223 | $67,632 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. |
123 | $56,809 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
119 | $69,768 |
| Industrial Engineering. | 91 | $63,878 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. ↳ Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General. |
77 | $54,741 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
60 | $39,300 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 52 | $70,757 |
| Engineering, Other. | 49 | $61,549 |
| Engineering, General. | 34 | NA |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. |
22 | NA |
| Petroleum Engineering. | 5 | NA |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Secondary Education and Teaching. · Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching. |
375 | $35,059 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Community College Administration. · Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. |
90 | $47,699 |
| Education, General. | 57 | NA |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Music Teacher Education. · Agricultural Teacher Education. · Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other. · Environmental Education. |
56 | $38,354 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. |
46 | $34,610 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
44 | $36,411 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
15 | NA |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Sciences. ↳ Animal Sciences, General. · Poultry Science. |
102 | $28,700 |
| Veterinary Medicine. | 95 | NA |
| Agricultural Business and Management. ↳ Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations. · Agricultural Business and Management, General. |
70 | $40,038 |
| Agricultural Production Operations. ↳ Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture. |
50 | $40,436 |
| Plant Sciences. ↳ Agronomy and Crop Science. · Horticultural Science. |
43 | $35,464 |
| Food Science and Technology. ↳ Food Science. |
31 | $28,591 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant. |
22 | NA |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. ↳ Landscaping and Groundskeeping. |
18 | NA |
| Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences. ↳ Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology. |
13 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 279 | $24,831 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Educational Psychology. |
95 | $25,664 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
233 | $26,291 |
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. ↳ Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies. |
92 | NA |
| Nutrition Sciences. | 23 | NA |
| Data Science. ↳ Data Science, General. |
14 | NA |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 2 | NA |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation. ↳ Historic Preservation and Conservation, General. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
142 | $25,921 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. · Molecular Biology. |
72 | $21,888 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology. |
36 | $19,886 |
| Botany/Plant Biology. | 21 | NA |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. ↳ Zoology/Animal Biology, Other. |
19 | NA |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Computational Biology. |
3 | NA |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology. ↳ Toxicology. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Exercise Science and Kinesiology. |
260 | $28,007 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. · Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other. |
151 | $44,519 |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
25 | NA |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
16 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. ↳ Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management. |
66 | $27,924 |
| Forestry. ↳ Forest Sciences and Biology. · Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology/Technician. |
50 | $41,301 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies. · Natural Resources/Conservation, General. |
48 | NA |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. ↳ Environmental/Natural Resource Economics. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. · Political Science and Government, Other. |
60 | $25,570 |
| Criminology. | 49 | $25,300 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
25 | NA |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
12 | NA |
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. · Communication and Media Studies, Other. |
144 | $30,675 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 130 | $57,870 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. |
13 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture. | 37 | $51,686 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. ↳ Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. |
34 | NA |
| Interior Architecture. | 30 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Human Development and Family Studies, General. · Developmental Services Worker. |
62 | $19,828 |
| Apparel and Textiles. ↳ Apparel and Textiles, General. |
34 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Industrial Technology/Technician. · Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians, Other. |
81 | $52,232 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ General Studies. |
64 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 46 | $25,314 |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
52 | $24,390 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
34 | NA |
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Applied Mathematics, General. |
4 | NA |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 25 | $26,918 |
| Public Administration. | 14 | $39,773 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Foreign Languages and Literatures, General. |
33 | $30,100 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Physician Associate/Assistant. |
20 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. ↳ Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist. |
11 | NA |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 28 | $26,295 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. ↳ Culinary Science/Culinology. |
4 | NA |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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