Agricultural Production Operations at Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS · Bachelor's Degree · about 32 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$69,160
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$53,588
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#4 of 14
Rank by pay
#2 of 14
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

Mississippi State University graduates in agricultural production operations earn 29% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How Mississippi State University Compares for Agricultural Production Operations

All 14 colleges reporting agricultural production operations earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND$83,779$86,797#1$62,869
2Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN$71,868$77,101#3$56,835
3Washington State University Pullman, WA$69,708$64,116#4$56,743
4Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS$69,160$83,913#2—
5Utah State University Logan, UT$61,639$58,419#6$47,297
6University of California-Davis Davis, CA$58,236$52,991#9—
7Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY$53,450$60,522#5$40,047
8Clemson University Clemson, SC$51,582$57,196#7$30,825
9Delaware Valley University Doylestown, PA$49,746$50,592#10$28,814
10University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH$47,528$43,778#11$29,231

Other Majors at Mississippi State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$106,039$80,896#52 of 258
Chemical Engineering$95,968$78,183#87 of 158
Construction Management$94,068$72,712#26 of 57
Mechanical Engineering$93,893$75,161#107 of 318
Industrial Engineering$92,332$70,703#68 of 94
Engineering$91,124$68,045#12 of 19
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$88,444$69,056#55 of 59
Computer Engineering$85,275$72,529#182 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$82,852$58,755#250 of 459
Civil Engineering$81,203$65,805#174 of 233
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$79,068$57,923#30 of 51
Agricultural Business and Management$78,998$45,821#8 of 77
Management Information Systems and Services$74,780$45,971#113 of 166
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$74,542$45,483#115 of 118
Accounting and Related Services$70,904$41,717#460 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$70,367$50,217#334 of 452
Mathematics$69,787$48,084#159 of 309
Architecture$69,699$53,679#29 of 78
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$62,082$42,298#60 of 138
Interior Architecture$61,421$44,811#9 of 17
Marketing$61,364$42,670#372 of 516
Forestry$58,499$40,219#16 of 31
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,993$37,975#935 of 1176
Political Science and Government$54,325$29,442#450 of 565
Animal Sciences$52,755$41,464#24 of 78
Biology$51,221$20,056#647 of 841
Plant Sciences$50,653$45,994#34 of 44
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$50,503$29,654#391 of 610
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$50,176$27,841#35 of 59
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$49,541$41,658#205 of 345

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Mississippi State University agricultural production operations graduates make?

Graduates earn $69,160 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Mississippi State University rank for agricultural production operations?

Among 14 colleges reporting earnings for agricultural production operations graduates, Mississippi State University ranks #4 by median pay four years after graduation, and #2 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is agricultural production operations at Mississippi State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 29% more than the national median for agricultural production operations ($53,588).

← All data for Mississippi State University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.