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Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS · Public · 18,397 students · mostly bachelor degrees

35th-cheapest of 49 Mississippi colleges by net price.

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Net price / year
$17,595
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$29,267
Graduation rate
67%
Admission rate
78%
Median graduate earnings
$51,513
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$22,142
Average SAT
1219
Median ACT
26
Pell grant recipients
29%
3-yr loan default rate
0%

Fields of study

263 programs
Veterinary Medicine · First Professional Degree93 grads/yr$137,892Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree256 grads/yr$128,049Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Master's Degree16 grads/yr$110,821Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree83 grads/yr$106,039Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering · Bachelor's Degree89 grads/yr$95,968Construction Project Management · Bachelor's Degree$94,068Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree193 grads/yr$93,893Industrial Engineering · Bachelor's Degree71 grads/yr$92,332Engineering, Other · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$91,124Accounting · Master's Degree38 grads/yr$90,234Astronautical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree68 grads/yr$88,444Geology/Earth Science, General · Master's Degree87 grads/yr$86,410Computer Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree35 grads/yr$85,275Taxation · Master's Degree12 grads/yr$85,149Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree99 grads/yr$82,852Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Bachelor's Degree120 grads/yr$81,203Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Doctoral Degree4 grads/yr$79,635Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree76 grads/yr$79,068Farm/Farm and Ranch Management · Bachelor's Degree34 grads/yr$78,998Management Information Systems, General · Bachelor's Degree39 grads/yr$74,780Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree60 grads/yr$74,542Accounting · Bachelor's Degree110 grads/yr$70,904Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree106 grads/yr$70,367Mathematics, General · Bachelor's Degree41 grads/yr$69,787Architectural Design · Bachelor's Degree49 grads/yr$69,699

Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.

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Net price
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Net price
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Net price
$7,911
Grad rate
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Median earnings
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Net price
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Grad rate
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Median earnings
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.