Mississippi · Public · Predominantly bachelor's

Mississippi State

Mississippi State, Mississippi. 18,092 undergraduate students. 344 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Mississippi State

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+11%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at Mississippi State University rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($24.9k → $27.6k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at Mississippi State University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.0% → 0.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+11%

In-state tuition

In-state tuition at Mississippi State University rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($9.2k → $10.2k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+27%

100%-time completion

100%-time completion at Mississippi State University rose 27% between 2021 and 2024 (36.3% → 45.9%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Mississippi

Each tile compares this institution to the Mississippi median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$51,513+18% · 6→10y
Mississippi median $33,017
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$43,487
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
62.9%+37% · '97→'24
Mississippi median 46.9%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$16,324+303% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
18,092+55% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
82.8%+2% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
76.3%+127% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$9,815+184% · '01→'24
out-of-state $26,580
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

4.2%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $16,324 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $51,513 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996202418,397
18,72411,90119962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997202466.7%
67%49%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020$22,142
$23,250$5,50019972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 19972024+37%

Mississippi State · completion · 150% rose

48.6% → 66.7%

COMPLETION · 100% · 19972024+125%

Mississippi State · completion · 100% rose

20.4% → 45.9%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 19962024+55%

Mississippi State · undergrad enrollment rose

11,901 → 18,397

IN-STATE TUITION · 20012024+184%

Mississippi State · in-state tuition rose

$3,586 → $10,202

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20012024+240%

Mississippi State · out-of-state tuition rose

$8,125 → $27,637

MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020+303%

Mississippi State · median debt rose

$5,500 → $22,142

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-100%

Mississippi State · cohort default rate fell

7.2% → 0.0%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 20072020+21%

Mississippi State · earnings_median_10yr rose

$42,400 → $51,513

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 20032020+26%

Mississippi State · earnings_median_6yr rose

$34,600 → $43,487

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Business Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Master's Degree$128,059123 gradsVeterinary Medicine.CIP 0180 · First Professional Degree$123,62092 gradsChemical Engineering.CIP 1407 · Bachelor's Degree$104,589100 gradsElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.CIP 1410 · Bachelor's Degree$98,84576 gradsMechanical Engineering.CIP 1419 · Bachelor's Degree$96,021192 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Master's Degree$95,48662 gradsAerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.CIP 1402 · Bachelor's Degree$94,02566 gradsIndustrial Engineering.CIP 1435 · Bachelor's Degree$89,77757 gradsCivil Engineering.CIP 1408 · Bachelor's Degree$84,639108 gradsComputer and Information Sciences, General.CIP 1101 · Bachelor's Degree$83,23191 gradsBiomedical/Medical Engineering.CIP 1405 · Bachelor's Degree$75,26779 gradsEducational Administration and Supervision.CIP 1304 · Doctoral Degree$75,1449 gradsLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.CIP 1601 · Bachelor's Degree$74,77843 gradsIndustrial Production Technologies/Technicians.CIP 1506 · Bachelor's Degree$72,00095 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Bachelor's Degree$71,913107 gradsAnimal Sciences.CIP 0109 · Bachelor's Degree$71,45593 gradsArchitecture.CIP 0402 · Bachelor's Degree$70,06046 gradsManagement Information Systems and Services.CIP 5212 · Bachelor's Degree$69,61244 gradsFinance and Financial Management Services.CIP 5208 · Bachelor's Degree$69,55390 gradsGeological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.CIP 4006 · Master's Degree$68,80981 gradsFoods, Nutrition, and Related Services.CIP 1905 · Master's Degree$66,1550 gradsForestry.CIP 0305 · Bachelor's Degree$65,84855 gradsBiology, General.CIP 2601 · Bachelor's Degree$65,609155 gradsMarketing.CIP 5214 · Bachelor's Degree$64,519219 grads
Showing top 24 of 53 ranked programs.344 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

53 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

EDUCATION · CIP 13

ENGINEERING · CIP 14

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15

FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30

PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31

PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40

PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44

SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

HISTORY · CIP 54

AGRICULTURE · CIP 01

NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03

ARCHITECTURE · CIP 04

COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09

FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Mississippi State

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$411,543
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 9
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 9year 0year 39
Cost per year
$16,750
HS-only baseline · MS
$30,200
Years to complete
4
CIP family
52

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

Mississippi State graduates earn $X” — not “Mississippi State makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Mississippi State caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →