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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at Mississippi State University

This page shows median first-year earnings for Mississippi State graduates by major, based on federal College Scorecard data. Six years after enrolling, former students who are working and no longer in school report average earnings of $36,600 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $47,500. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

Below, majors are ranked by median first-year earnings.

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Chemical Engineering, with median first-year earnings of $74,200 , followed by Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at $70,800 , and Mechanical Engineering at $70,300 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree), with median first-year earnings of $84,600 , followed by Veterinary Medicine (First Professional Degree) at $72,900 , and Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degree) at $59,100 .

First-year earnings data come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and reflect IRS-reported income for Mississippi State University graduates who received federal grants or loans. Some programs are omitted for privacy.

Median first-year earnings for Mississippi State University graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $84,600
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $74,200
Veterinary Medicine (First Professional Degree) $72,900
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $70,800
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $70,300
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $67,000
Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degree) $59,100
Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $53,500
Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $51,000
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (Master's Degree) $49,300
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor’s Degree) $47,200
Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) $46,700
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $46,200
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $42,500
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $40,900
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $40,600
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's Degree) $39,200
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Master's Degree) $39,100
Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,800
Forestry (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degree) $37,400
Agricultural Business and Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,100
Plant Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,600
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degree) $34,600
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,600
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,300
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,100
Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,000
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,100
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,100
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,700
Animal Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,300
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,000
Visual and Performing Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,200
Criminology (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,900
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,400
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,200
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,700
Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,700
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,800
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,600
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $22,400
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $21,800
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $19,500

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=176080.

First-year earnings by major: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Last updated: August 2026