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Statement · Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $14,332 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $29,267.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $51,513 ten years after entering, the 53rd percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 67% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
25,193

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $29,267 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $14,332 and $22,987 a year depending on income at Mississippi State University.

Statement of cost · Mississippi State University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$29,267
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$14,332
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$17,595
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$10,202

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $14,332; $30–48k: $14,372; $48–75k: $18,671; $75–110k: $20,704; over $110k: $22,987. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$14,332
$30k–$48k$14,372
$48k–$75k$18,671
$75k–$110k$20,704
Over $110k$22,987

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $51,513; the median graduate who borrowed owes $22,142.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$43,487
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$46,795
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
53rd percentile among public 4-years
$51,513
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
74th percentile among public 4-years
$22,142
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$16,324

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $43,487; 8 yrs after entry: $46,795; 10 yrs after entry: $51,513. Median graduate debt: $22,142. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $22,142.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$43,487
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$46,795
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$51,513
Median graduate debt$22,142

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Mississippi State University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree379$54,081$24,700
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree279$40,048$21,500
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree268$51,438$25,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree258$47,631$25,480
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree256$128,059not reported
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree227$45,314$27,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree205$64,519$21,500
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree193$96,021$22,500
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree143$50,575$24,219
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree143$65,609$23,313
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree122$44,854not reported
Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree120$84,639$21,219
Show all 26 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree110$71,913$21,500
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's Degree106$56,867$24,838
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree106$69,553$22,500
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree99$83,231$24,896
Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree95$71,455$20,938
Veterinary MedicineFirst Professional Degree93$123,620not reported
Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree89$104,589$23,298
Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesMaster's Degree87$68,809not reported
Civil EngineeringMaster's Degree16not reportednot reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree83$98,845$26,750
Construction ManagementBachelor's Degreenot reportednot reported$30,500
Industrial EngineeringBachelor's Degree71$89,777$27,000
Engineering, OtherBachelor's Degree32not reported$19,469
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree38$95,486not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Mississippi State University: 18,397 undergraduates; 29% of students receive Pell grants; 78% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

78%

39th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

18,397

85th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

29%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

42nd percentile among public 4-years

Completion

67%

finish within 150% of normal time

85th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

25%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$38,988

59th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k34%
  • $30k–$48k18%
  • $48k–$75k14%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k34%
$30k–$48k18%
$48k–$75k14%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.