Major Programs at Mississippi State

As of 2026, Mississippi State University offers 205 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 3 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

At the school, the Business Administration and Management Bachelor program has the most completers of 324 and the Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) Bachelor program has the second most completers of 242 students.

The Chemical Engineering program has the highest salary ($82,587) after graduation and the Mechanical Engineering program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $79,309 average salary.

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Degree Programs Overview

A total of 5,776 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 at Mississippi State. 4,193 students completed bachelor's programs and 1,194 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Mississippi State. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
Total ProgramsOnline ProgramsCompleters
TotalMenWomen
Bachelor's84NOT OFFERED4,193 2,0132,180
Master's6421,194 534660
Doctor's38NOT OFFERED306 126180
Post-Graduate Certificate19183 2360

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Mississippi State University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Chemical Engineering program has the highest salary ($82,587) after graduation and the Mechanical Engineering program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $79,309 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Chemical Engineering $82,587$6,882$22,500$239
Mechanical Engineering $79,309$6,609$21,636$229
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering $78,161$6,513$25,037$265
Industrial Engineering $76,651$6,388$27,000$286
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering $69,725$5,810$17,500$186
Civil Engineering $68,041$5,670$20,938$222
Computer and Information Sciences, General $64,799$5,400$24,250$257
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians $56,512$4,709$21,875$232
Accounting and Related Services $55,558$4,630$18,832$200
Architecture $54,867$4,572$31,000$329
Finance and Financial Management Services $51,820$4,318$22,000$233
Biomedical/Medical Engineering $50,687$4,224$25,000$265
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Business Administration, Management and Operations $99,184$8,265$30,950$352
Accounting and Related Services $66,010$5,501$14,957$170
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services $51,677$4,306--
Health and Physical Education/Fitness $44,392$3,699--
Public Administration $43,220$3,602--
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences $42,784$3,565$29,609$337
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods $39,629$3,302$33,030$376
Student Counseling and Personnel Services $38,453$3,204$48,683$554
Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Educational Administration and Supervision $61,991$5,166--

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Mississippi State University.

At the school, the Business Administration and Management Bachelor program has the most completers of 324 and the Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) Bachelor program has the second most completers of 242 students.

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Natural Resources and Conservation program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Agricultural Business and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 43NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Agroecology and Sustainable AgricultureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3613 4 NOT OFFERED
Landscaping and GroundskeepingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Animal SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 78NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Poultry ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Food ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Agronomy and Crop ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Horticultural ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Veterinary MedicineNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 110 NOT OFFERED
Veterinary Pathology and PathobiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED7 6 NOT OFFERED
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 39NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Architecture program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Natural Resources/ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 124 NOT OFFERED 0
Natural Resource EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Forest Sciences and BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 366 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6712 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Communication and Journalism program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ArchitectureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 450 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Interior ArchitectureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 31NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Architectural and Building Sciences/TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 59NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 119NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication and Media Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Personal and Culinary Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10638 7 NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 119 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Culinary Science/CulinologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 12 54
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED33 8 NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED11 3 NOT OFFERED
Community College EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED42 11 NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1617 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED53 0 0
College Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16021 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED17ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4747 NOT OFFERED 0
Agricultural Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 186 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 222 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED6 4 NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED11 17 NOT OFFERED
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6612 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 543 1 NOT OFFERED
Chemical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 694 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11719 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 43NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9521 5 NOT OFFERED
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19646 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Petroleum EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8331 9 NOT OFFERED
Biological/Biosystems EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 44 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 355 4 0
What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Industrial Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 50NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 32NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Technology/Computer Systems TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Foreign Languages and LiteraturesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 179 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is English Language and Literature program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Human Development and Family StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 265 1 0
Developmental Services WorkerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Apparel and TextilesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 341 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 148 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 56NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Mathematics and Statistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12724 4 1
BiochemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 82NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Molecular BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Botany/Plant BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED15 4 NOT OFFERED
Medical Microbiology and BacteriologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Zoology/Animal Biology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED8 2 NOT OFFERED
ToxicologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Computational BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 1 NOT OFFERED
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 146 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED
StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biological and Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Historic Preservation and ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED6 NOT OFFERED 1
Nutrition SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED27 3 0
Data Science, GeneralNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 32 NOT OFFERED 27
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 242NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23629 6 NOT OFFERED
What is Physical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1311 13 NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8572 NOT OFFERED 0
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 42 2 NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2367 9 NOT OFFERED
Educational PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4746 8 NOT OFFERED
Applied Behavior AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED15 NOT OFFERED 1
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 312 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CriminologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 59NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
GeographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 572 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 144 4 NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Visual and Performing ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music PerformanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physician AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 324217 6 NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 44NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10865 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data EntryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 88NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2718 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 177NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
TaxationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 324217 6 NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 44NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10865 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data EntryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 88NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2718 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 177NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
TaxationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 144 4 NOT OFFERED

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