Mississippi State, MS
Mississippi State University
https://www.msstate.edu/Repayment outcome
82.1%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$26,800–$59,900
middle 50% · median $39,600
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$15,983
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$15,500
Sticker price
before any aid
$20,796
Default rate
8.3%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Veterinary Medicine.$76,271
- Engineering$63,005
- Foreign Languages$52,107
- Physical Sciences$52,107
- Engineering Tech$48,935
- Public Admin$47,260
- Comm. Tech$44,384
- Interdisciplinary$44,170
- Education$42,682
- Business$35,009
- Visual & Performing Arts$31,133
- Biology$30,119
- Communication and Media Studies.$28,884
- Parks & Fitness$28,105
- History$25,856
- Family Sciences$22,989
- Psychology$22,854
- English & Literature$22,806
- Social Sciences$21,964
- Computer Science$21,508
Academics
Acceptance
64.8%
Avg SAT
1,106
Enrollment
16,399
What students study
18 fields offered
Education
19% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Business18.5%
- 03Engineering11.4%
- 04Psychology5.5%
- 05Biology5.2%
- 06Agriculture5.2%
- 07Interdisciplinary5.2%
- 08Communications5.0%
- 09Social Sciences3.7%
- 10Physical Sciences3.0%
- 11Family Sciences2.2%
- 12Natural Resources2.1%
- 13Architecture2.1%
- 14Visual & Performing Arts1.9%
- 15Engineering Tech1.7%
- 16Public Admin1.7%
- 17History1.4%
- 18Foreign Languages1.4%