Animal Sciences at Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS · Bachelor's Degree · about 95 graduates a year

$41,464
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$52,755
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$49,634
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#24 of 78
Rank by pay
#2 of 78
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,719
Median federal debt

Mississippi State University graduates in animal sciences earn 6% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 37% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Mississippi State University Compares for Animal Sciences

All 78 colleges reporting animal sciences 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
1University of Georgia Athens, GA$61,176$63,330#3$31,769
2University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA$59,543$52,434#25$40,008
3University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$57,605$59,941#8$44,354
4Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$57,324$58,282#9$35,582
5University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$56,248$49,364#45$40,209
6University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR$56,136$66,152#1$32,417
7Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$55,753$56,684#15$34,933
8Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX$54,984$55,903#16$31,059
9California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$54,805$49,869#41$33,879
10Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$54,751$57,729#12$41,292
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21Auburn University Auburn, AL$53,117$60,292#7$34,980
22California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$53,017$48,242#48$37,349
23Cornell University Ithaca, NY$52,967$50,414#38$36,204
24Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS$52,755$64,008#2$41,464
25West Virginia University Morgantown, WV$52,548$62,167#4$31,103
26Iowa State University Ames, IA$51,644$54,323#18$39,567
27University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN$51,271$48,975#46$34,073

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
Agricultural Production Operations$69,160—#4 of 14
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
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 animal sciences graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $41,464 one year after graduating and $52,755 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Mississippi State University rank for animal sciences?

Among 78 colleges reporting earnings for animal sciences graduates, Mississippi State University ranks #24 by median pay four years after graduation, and #2 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is animal sciences at Mississippi State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 6% more than the national median for animal sciences ($49,634), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,719.

← 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.