Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University is a public college in Mississippi State, MS. Its average net price is $18,781 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $17,042 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $15,564 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $18,211 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $20,859 |
| $110,001 and up | $24,032 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $47,470 |
| 8 years after entry | $52,261 |
| 10 years after entry | $54,296 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $48,316 Small program - rough guide n=63 | $19,500 n=119 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $72,167 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=74 |
| Agricultural Business | $47,637 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $21,750 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Agricultural Production Operations | $40,871 National median for this major n=581 | Not published |
| Animal Sciences | $35,740 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $26,000 n=121 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Apparel and Textiles | $40,646 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $25,094 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | $48,512 National median for this major n=408 | Not published |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | $58,941 National median for this major n=2,238 | Not published |
| Architecture | $58,190 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $31,000 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $35,421 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $22,000 Small program - rough guide n=75 |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | $66,967 National median for this major n=271 | Not published |
| Biology | $26,160 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $21,500 n=166 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $64,138 Small program - rough guide n=55 | $22,500 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $46,362 n=296 | $20,918 n=435 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $56,982 National median for this major n=4,348 | Not published |
| Chemical Engineering | $81,884 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $22,616 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $65,781 Small program - rough guide n=97 | $22,000 n=103 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | $40,105 National median for this major n=4,106 | $26,875 Small program - rough guide n=73 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communications | $35,600 n=145 | $25,000 n=203 |
| Computer Engineering | $72,203 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $65,393 Small program - rough guide n=59 | $21,750 n=102 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | Not published |
| Construction Management | $74,803 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
| Criminology | $30,704 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $24,188 Small program - rough guide n=83 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | $41,017 National median for this major n=616 | Not published |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | $46,439 Small program - rough guide n=40 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $81,976 Small program - rough guide n=80 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| Engineering, Other | $66,007 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | $24,750 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | $43,384 National median for this major n=1,509 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | $38,356 National median for this major n=2,406 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $53,927 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $21,250 n=105 |
| Food Science and Technology | $55,086 National median for this major n=940 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Forestry | $50,109 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $15,250 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $51,776 Small program - rough guide n=83 | Not published |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $50,300 National median for this major n=20,298 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $35,997 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $23,000 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Industrial Engineering | $70,572 Small program - rough guide n=55 | $21,750 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | $66,172 Small program - rough guide n=92 | $24,375 n=102 |
| Interior Architecture | $49,118 National median for this major n=692 | $26,820 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Landscape Architecture | $59,874 National median for this major n=636 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $55,074 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $38,108 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $28,220 n=103 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $54,426 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $22,500 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Marketing | $50,680 n=161 | $22,511 n=207 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | $25,250 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $76,930 n=186 | $19,894 n=184 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | $23,269 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $41,297 National median for this major n=7,141 | $25,250 n=105 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $36,008 n=179 | $25,000 n=392 |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Natural Sciences | $39,311 National median for this major n=1,607 | Not published |
| Petroleum Engineering | $91,915 National median for this major n=586 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Plant Sciences | $44,457 National median for this major n=1,948 | $22,500 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Political Science and Government | $32,023 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| Psychology | $27,991 n=137 | $24,000 n=352 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $47,943 National median for this major n=17,317 | Not published |
| Social Work | $34,980 Small program - rough guide n=38 | $28,961 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $34,166 n=151 | $23,250 n=400 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $42,393 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $23,265 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| Teaching | $40,856 n=270 | $20,500 n=324 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | $33,438 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $22,000 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $32,497 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | $30,806 Small program - rough guide n=60 | $21,469 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
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