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# Mississippi State University Majors & Programs

Updated September 30, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at Mississippi State University?

The selected programs show distinctly different four-year earnings, with higher-earning technical fields alongside more moderate figures elsewhere. Chemical Engineering records median earnings of $95,968 four years after completion and 73 degrees awarded; [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) it #72 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Mechanical Engineering shows $93,893 and 165 degrees awarded, with an Azimuth national rank of #85 among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Interior Architecture has median earnings of $61,421 four years after completion across 29 degrees awarded, and Azimuth ranks it #8 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Agricultural Business and Management reports $78,998 with 38 degrees awarded and an Azimuth national rank of #11 among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. The displayed medians are higher in the first pair of fields than in the latter pair.

### Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

-   Business**858 · 19.7%**
-   Engineering**705 · 16.2%**
-   Education**352 · 8.1%**
-   Biological sciences**302 · 6.9%**
-   Psychology**267 · 6.1%**
-   Other**1,881 · 43.1%**

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65 of 65 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 72 degrees awarded**
$106,039

**Chemical Engineering 73 degrees awarded**
$95,968

**Construction Management 32 degrees awarded**
$94,068

**Mechanical Engineering 165 degrees awarded**
$93,893

**Industrial Engineering 53 degrees awarded**
$92,332

**Engineering, Other 29 degrees awarded**
$91,124

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

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Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 72 | $106,039 | #55 |
| Chemical Engineering | 73 | $95,968 | #72 |
| Construction Management | 32 | $94,068 | #23 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 165 | $93,893 | #85 |
| Industrial Engineering | 53 | $92,332 | #55 |
| Engineering, Other | 29 | $91,124 | #9 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 82 | $88,444 | #40 |
| Computer Engineering | 33 | $85,275 | #128 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 83 | $82,852 | #141 |
| Civil Engineering | 90 | $81,203 | #121 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | 79 | $79,068 | #17 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 38 | $78,998 | #11 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 35 | $74,780 | #69 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 89 | $74,542 | #93 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 120 | $70,904 | #164 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 114 | $70,367 | #145 |
| Mathematics | 43 | $69,787 | #122 |
| Architecture | 26 | $69,699 | #29 |
| Agricultural Production Operations | 21 | $69,160 | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 87 | $62,082 | #22 |
| Interior Architecture | 29 | $61,421 | #8 |
| Marketing | 181 | $61,364 | #132 |
| Forestry | 26 | $58,499 | #14 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 359 | $55,993 | #277 |
| Political Science and Government | 75 | $54,325 | #234 |
| Animal Sciences | 74 | $52,755 | #23 |
| Biology, General | 147 | $51,221 | #298 |
| Plant Sciences | 40 | $50,653 | #24 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 254 | $50,503 | #144 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 60 | $50,176 | #12 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 33 | $49,541 | #100 |
| Criminology | 59 | $48,805 | #42 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 165 | $48,493 | #190 |
| Apparel and Textiles | 37 | $46,129 | #31 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | 69 | $45,445 | #10 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 100 | $44,979 | #87 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 187 | $42,399 | #84 |
| Psychology, General | 207 | $41,986 | #313 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 30 | $41,627 | #77 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 58 | $41,446 | #183 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 41 | $41,439 | #83 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 263 | $40,431 | #213 |
| Food Science and Technology | 31 | $39,940 | #26 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 46 | $38,939 | #22 |
| Social Work | 37 | $37,656 | #203 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | 36 | $36,617 | #6 |
| History | 21 | $36,614 | #277 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 23 | $35,877 | #293 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | 26 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Petroleum Engineering small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 34 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | 55 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 38 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry | 22 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sociology small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Economics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Business/Managerial Economics small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |

[Program data and definitions](#page-sources) · [How to evaluate program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## What are the largest programs at Mississippi State University?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
359

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods**
263

**Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness**
254

**Psychology, General**
207

**Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other**
187

**Marketing**
181

**Communication and Media Studies**
165

**Mechanical Engineering**
165

**Biology, General**
147

**Accounting and Related Services**
120

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. [Program data and definitions](#page-sources)

## How do Mississippi State University majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians**#6**
2.  Interior Architecture**#8**
3.  Engineering, Other**#9**
4.  Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management**#10**
5.  Agricultural Business and Management**#11**
6.  Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology**#12**
7.  Forestry**#14**
8.  Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians**#17**
9.  Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences**#22**
10.  Visual and Performing Arts, General**#22**
11.  Animal Sciences**#23**
12.  Construction Management**#23**
13.  Plant Sciences**#24**
14.  Food Science and Technology**#26**
15.  Architecture**#29**
16.  Apparel and Textiles**#31**
17.  Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering**#40**
18.  Criminology**#42**

Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.

[How Azimuth compares programs across colleges](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## Further analysis

Outcomes at Mississippi State University depend heavily on the field a student chooses. [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) 47 programs at the university, evaluating them by the four-year earnings of federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than by reputation.

Of the 48 programs with published earnings data, the highest-paid graduates come from engineering fields, while the largest programs are concentrated in business and education. The three largest program families by degrees awarded are Business, at 19.7% of bachelor's degrees, Engineering at 16.2%, and Education at 8.1%.

The single largest program is Business Administration and Management, which awards 359 degrees a year and carries an Azimuth national rank of #277 within its field. Its completers earn a median of $55,993 four years after graduating.

The best-ranked program nationally is Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians, at #6 in its field, with graduates earning $36,617. The highest earnings belong to Electrical Engineering, where completers earn a median of $106,039 four years after completion, from 72 degrees awarded a year.

Award counts here are degrees conferred in one academic year, not a count of students.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).