by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began publishing its yearly rankings to help students identify graduate schools that put a high emphasis on educational quality as well as helping students succeed. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Out of a field of 1149 colleges and universities considered in the 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #192 spot.
In addition, Mississippi State took the #1 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi.
Mississippi State was ranked #151 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Mississippi, Mississippi State came in at #1.
The total graduate student population at Mississippi State is made up of 55.7% women and 44.3% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at Mississippi State, around 23.3% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Mississippi State. Around 12.2% of graduate students are international. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,110 | $24,790 |
| Fees | $110 | $110 |
Graduate students earning a master's degree from Mississippi State enter careers with an average starting salary of $47,005. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 20% lower than the national average of $58,425.
Doctorate degree recipients from Mississippi State earn an average salary of $80,805 during the early years of their career. That's about 7% higher than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
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Contact details for Mississippi State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Lee Boulevard, Mississippi State, MS 39762 |
| Phone: | 662-325-2323 |
| Website: | https://www.msstate.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/msstate |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/msstate |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 53.6% of the graduate students at Mississippi State took at least one online course. Roughly 46.2% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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