| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Sciences | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
It offers 121 graduate programs - 64 Master's, 38 Doctorate, 16 Post-bachelor's, and 3 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $10,202 for in-state and $27,637 for out-of-state students.
A total of 4,583 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 23,150 students at Mississippi State. Mississippi State offers online graduate programs and 1,935 out of 4,583 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,202 for Mississippi residents and $27,637 for out-of-state students. It offers 121 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | Mississippi State University |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Public |
| Address | Lee Boulevard, Mississippi State, MS |
| Graduate School Students | 4,427 students 1,935 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$10,202 Out-of-State$27,637 |
| Student to Faculty | 16:1 (6.25%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 121 Graduate Programs 64 Master's, 38 Doctorate, 19 Post graduate certificates |
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Mississippi State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Mississippi residents, the tuition & fees are $10,202 and $27,637 for non-Mississippi residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $567 for Mississippi residents and $1,536 for out-of-state students.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,052 | $27,487 |
| Fees | $150 | $150 |
| Cost per Credit | $567 | $1,536 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,200 | |
| Room & Board | $12,902 (On-Campus) / $13,187 (Off-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $6,409 (On-Campus) / $6,409 (Off-Campus) | |
| On-Campus Total | $30,713 | $48,148 |
| Off-Campus Total | $30,998 | $48,433 |
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | $8,910 | $9,220 | $9,548 | $9,815 | $10,202 |
| Out-of-State | $23,950 | $24,900 | $25,594 | $26,580 | $27,637 |
Mississippi State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 121 major areas - 64 Master's (2 online programs), 38 Doctorate, 16 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs), 3 Post-Master's. 1,198 students have been conferred Master's degree and 306 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.| Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,198 | 306 | 31 | 54 |
| Men | 536 | 126 | 14 | 10 |
| Women | 662 | 180 | 17 | 44 |
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Sciences | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | ||||
| Secondary Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering (other) | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Development and Family Studies | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER | |
| Nutrition Sciences | NOT OFFER | |||
| Data Science, General | NOT OFFER | 27 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geology/Earth Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Behavior Analysis | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organizational Leadership | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Business and Management | 17 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture | 13 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Studies | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Forest Sciences and Biology | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication and Media Studies (other) | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | 38 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Leadership and Administration | 33 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Community College Education | 42 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Special Education and Teaching | 17 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | 53 | |||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 21 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | 17ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 47 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Music Teacher Education | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Environmental Education | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other) | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Chemical Engineering | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Civil Engineering | 19 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 21 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 46 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Industrial Engineering | 31 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Engineering (other) | 5 | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Languages and Literatures | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Development and Family Studies | 5 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Developmental Services Worker | 2ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Apparel and Textiles | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | 24 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Botany/Plant Biology | 15 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Zoology/Animal Biology (other) | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Computational Biology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Statistics | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Nutrition Sciences | 27 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Data Science, General | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 29 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Geology/Earth Science | 72 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physics | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Educational Psychology | 46 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | 15 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Political Science and Government | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Sociology | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant | 22 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Public Health | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | 217 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Accounting | 65 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Management Information Systems | 18 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Taxation | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 54 | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Behavior Analysis | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources/Conservation | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Curriculum and Instruction | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Community College Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | ||||
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Industrial Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Engineering (other) | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Development and Family Studies | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | NOT OFFER | |||
| Molecular Biology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Botany/Plant Biology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Zoology/Animal Biology (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Toxicology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Computational Biology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutrition Sciences | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Educational Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Sociology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veterinary Medicine | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
By attending status, there are 2,299 full-time and 2,128 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,935 students enrolled through online exclusively and 385 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,760 White, 640 Black, and 83 Asian students are attending at Mississippi State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
100 grad students are younger than 22 and 788 students are older than 65. It has 2,689 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,006 students aged 30 to 40.
| Total | 4,427 |
|---|---|
| Men | 1,963 |
| Women | 2,464 |
| Total | 4,427 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 2,299 |
| Part-time Students | 2,128 |
| Total | 4,427 |
|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 31 |
| Asian | 83 |
| Black | 640 |
| Hispanic | 148 |
| Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 3 |
| White | 2,760 |
| Two or more races | 72 |
| Un-Known | 63 |
| Total | 4,427 |
|---|---|
| 21 & Under | 100 |
| 22-24 | 1,465 |
| 25-29 | 1,224 |
| 30-34 | 607 |
| 35-39 | 399 |
| 40 & Over | 788 |
At Mississippi State University graduate schools, 1,935 students enrolled online exclusively and 385 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 4,583 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,935 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 385 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 2,263 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,935 |
|---|---|
| Mississippi Resident | 1,104 |
| Other State In U.S. | 779 |
| Outside of U.S. | 52 |