Apparel and Textiles at Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS · Bachelor's Degree · about 44 graduates a year

$31,352
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$46,129
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$57,640
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#49 of 57
Rank by pay
#38 of 57
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,000
Median federal debt

Mississippi State University graduates in apparel and textiles earn 20% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 43% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Mississippi State University Compares for Apparel and Textiles

All 57 colleges reporting apparel and textiles 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
1Cornell University Ithaca, NY$94,967$90,389#1—
2Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN$77,520$83,165#2$50,264
3University of Delaware Newark, DE$76,595$76,136#3$47,760
4Utah State University Logan, UT$74,686$70,785#8$51,221
5The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$71,922$73,124#6$37,245
6Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY$71,139$67,710#12$40,463
7Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL$68,636$67,434#13—
8Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$66,256$70,705#9$41,827
9University of Kentucky Lexington, KY$66,255$75,021#4$34,315
10Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA$65,815$60,536#26$51,494
…
46Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA$48,603$56,262#37$26,004
47University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH$48,441$51,694#44$29,177
48Wayne State University Detroit, MI$46,737$49,279#48$26,490
49Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS$46,129$55,969#38$31,352
50Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY$45,420$51,429#45$36,635
51Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN$45,225$49,403#47$30,371
52Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA$45,043$46,629#53$28,911

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
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

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Mississippi State University apparel and textiles graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $31,352 one year after graduating and $46,129 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Mississippi State University rank for apparel and textiles?

Among 57 colleges reporting earnings for apparel and textiles graduates, Mississippi State University ranks #49 by median pay four years after graduation, and #38 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is apparel and textiles at Mississippi State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 20% less than the national median for apparel and textiles ($57,640), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,000.

← 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.