Mississippi State University

Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

5,202

55.5% Female

44.5% Male

Institution Overview

System

Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning

School Type

Public

Academic Calendar

Semester

Setting

Town: Remote

Academics

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Full Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Part Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Total # of Programs

200

Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Doctoral Research

Doctoral Professional

Distance

Degrees Offered

Master's

Doctor's (Research)

Doctor's (Professional)

Certificate Offered

Post-master's

Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics

0.50%

American Indian or Alaska Native

1.85%

Asian

14.84%

Black or African American

3.58%

Hispanic or Latino

0.04%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

61.92%

White

1.58%

Two or more races

1.44%

Unknown

14.26%

Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Admissions Office Web Address

https://www.admissions.msstate.edu/

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition

$10,052

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

$27,487

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic

Yes

Occupational

Yes

Continuing Professional

Yes

Recreational or avocational

Highest Degree offered

Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses

Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Master's (Distance)

Doctor's Degree Research

Doctor's Degree Professional

Postbaccalaureate Certificate

Post Master's Certificate

Program Area	Program Type	Program Format
Program Area	Program Type	Campus	Distance
Accounting	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Agricultural Business and Management, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Agricultural Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Animal Sciences, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Anthropology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Apparel and Textiles, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Applied Behavior Analysis	Postbaccalaureate Cert. Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Applied Mathematics, General	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Architecture	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Botany/Plant Biology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Business Administration and Management, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Chemistry, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Civil Engineering, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, Other	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Communication and Media Studies, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Community College Education	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Computational Biology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Computer and Information Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Developmental Services Worker	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Education, General	Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Educational Psychology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Elementary Education and Teaching	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Engineering, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
English Language and Literature, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Environmental Education	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Environmental Studies	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Forest Sciences and Biology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Geography	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Geology/Earth Science, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Historic Preservation and Conservation	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
History, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Human Development and Family Studies, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Management Information Systems, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Mathematics, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Molecular Biology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Music Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Physician Assistant	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Physics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Political Science and Government, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Political Science and Government, Other	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Psychology, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Public Administration	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Public Health, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Secondary Education and Teaching	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Sociology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Special Education and Teaching, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Statistics, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Taxation	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Toxicology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Zoology/Animal Biology, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No

Faculty

	Total	Instructional Staff	Research	Public Service
Total	1,258	1,045	84	129
With faculty status	1,258	1,045	84	129
Tenured	406	406	0	0
On tenure track	307	307	0	0
Not on tenure track	545	332	84	129
Annual contract	242	35	78	129
Less-than annual contract	303	297	6	0

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Graduate Assistantship

Teaching

Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?

Yes

Medical Degree Offered?

Yes

Institution Has a Hospital?

Overview

Average In-State Tuition

$10,052

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

$27,487

Financial aid office web address

https://www.sfa.msstate.edu/

Tuition & Fees

	In-state	Out-of-State
Full time Average Tuition	$10,052	$27,487
Full time Fees	$150	$150
Part time, per credit hour	$567	$1,536

Tuition & Fees By Program

Program	In-state Tuition	In-state Fees	Out-of-State Tuition	Out-of-State Fees
Veterinary Medicine	$26,825	$2,495	$49,119	$2,495

Tuition Plan Options

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

5,202

55.5% Female

44.5% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics

0.50%

American Indian or Alaska Native

1.85%

Asian

14.84%

Black or African American

3.58%

Hispanic or Latino

0.04%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

61.92%

White

1.58%

Two or more races

1.44%

Unknown

14.26%

Non-resident Alien

Gender

Race / Ethnicity	Men	Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native	9	17
Asian	50	46
Black Or African American	206	566
Hispanic Or Latino	92	94
Non-resident Alien	466	276
White	1,426	1,795
Two Or More Races	31	51
Unknown	31	44

Services offered

Service	Offered
Academic Career Counseling Service	Yes
Employment Services For Students	Yes
Placement Services For Completers	Yes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree

Total

1,178

42.8% Male

57.2% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Total

168

56.0% Male

44.0% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice

Total

13.7% Male

86.3% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate

Total

61.9% Male

38.1% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate

Total

13.7% Male

86.3% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution

Services offered

Service	Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's children	Yes

Admissions Office Contact

Address

Lee Boulevard
Mississippi State, MS 39762

Phone

662-325-2323

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National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]