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title: Mississippi State University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Mississippi State, MS
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $51,513 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $33,648 – $77,474 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $16,324 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,081 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 67% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $29,267 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 75% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.32× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $23,513 | derived |

**67% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $16,324 (≈ 32% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $19,828 to $77,398 across 57 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $77,398 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $75,348 | $30,950 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $70,757 | $22,500 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,768 | $25,037 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,632 | $21,636 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,878 | $27,000 |
| Engineering, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,549 | $18,947 |
| Construction Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,051 | $30,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,870 | $24,250 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Master's Degree | $57,756 | $29,609 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,809 | $20,938 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $55,551 | $14,957 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,741 | $17,500 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,232 | $21,875 |
| Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,686 | $31,000 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,062 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General. | Master's Degree | $49,179 | not reported |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $46,157 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $42,228 | $31,009 |
| Forestry. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,301 | $19,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $41,008 | not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,559 | $22,000 |
| Agricultural Production Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,436 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,087 | $18,832 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,038 | $19,500 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $39,773 | not reported |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,300 | $25,000 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,616 | $19,552 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $37,091 | $33,030 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $36,549 | not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $36,411 | $48,683 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,213 | $15,750 |
| Plant Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,464 | $19,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,222 | $21,500 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,610 | $21,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,126 | $21,500 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,126 | $21,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,675 | $23,250 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,100 | not reported |
| Animal Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,700 | $19,719 |
| Food Science and Technology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,591 | $23,767 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,924 | $21,625 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,791 | not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,480 | $23,250 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,918 | $23,750 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,295 | $18,750 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,291 | $22,512 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,664 | $23,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,570 | $25,469 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,314 | $27,000 |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,300 | $22,055 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,831 | $23,250 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,390 | $19,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,403 | $22,296 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,888 | $23,248 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,886 | $24,490 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,828 | $25,000 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Mississippi State University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?176080

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