Architecture at Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS · Bachelor's Degree · about 49 graduates a year

$53,679
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$69,699
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$66,914
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#29 of 78
Rank by pay
#2 of 78
Rank, wage-adjusted
$31,000
Median federal debt

Mississippi State University graduates in architecture earn 4% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 44% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Mississippi State University Compares for Architecture

All 78 colleges reporting architecture 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 Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$82,983$89,025#1$62,957
2Boston Architectural College Boston, MA$82,268$72,446#23$55,079
3Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY$78,206$74,436#17—
4California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$76,969$70,037#31$57,514
5The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$76,808$78,091#10$56,327
6North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$76,695$82,305#3$57,034
7University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$76,679$69,773#33$50,917
8California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$76,613$69,713#34$60,634
9Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$76,181$77,477#11$60,898
10University of Miami Coral Gables, FL$75,633$80,502#5$61,071
…
26Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK$70,123$78,731#9—
27Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL$69,874$74,372#18—
28The Catholic University of America Washington, DC$69,838$61,196#66$44,615
29Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS$69,699$84,567#2$53,679
30University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA$69,515$63,939#55$50,809
31Iowa State University Ames, IA$69,310$72,906#22$54,957
32Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA$69,029$79,906#7$42,400

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
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
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$49,541$41,658#205 of 345

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Mississippi State University architecture graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $53,679 one year after graduating and $69,699 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Mississippi State University rank for architecture?

Among 78 colleges reporting earnings for architecture graduates, Mississippi State University ranks #29 by median pay four years after graduation, and #2 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is architecture at Mississippi State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% more than the national median for architecture ($66,914), and the median federal debt at graduation is $31,000.

← 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.