Finance and Financial Management Services at Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS · Bachelor's Degree · about 106 graduates a year

$50,217
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$70,367
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$83,343
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#334 of 452
Rank by pay
#155 of 452
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,000
Median federal debt

Mississippi State University graduates in finance and financial management services earn 16% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 31% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Mississippi State University Compares for Finance and Financial Management Services

All 452 colleges reporting finance and financial management services 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 Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$202,069$205,506#1$122,698
2Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO$185,551$198,950#2$102,814
3University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$160,313$171,986#3$99,222
4Georgetown University Washington, DC$152,744$133,843#11$106,218
5Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA$147,746$130,106#12$82,495
6Wake Forest University Winston-salem, NC$145,996$156,674#4$85,944
7Fordham University Bronx, NY$141,860$135,021#8$83,789
8American University Washington, DC$134,332$117,710#19$83,505
9Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX$133,852$136,088#6$83,159
10The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$132,075$134,282#9$81,844
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331St. John Fisher University Rochester, NY$70,455$67,059#394$46,785
332Boise State University Boise, ID$70,449$74,913#289$48,712
333DeSales University Center Valley, PA$70,430$71,628#330$56,817
334Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS$70,367$85,377#155$50,217
335William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ$70,356$61,750#426$49,895
336Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY$70,313$79,616#215$44,355
337Lasell University Newton, MA$70,304$61,910#425$44,481

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Mississippi State University finance and financial management services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $50,217 one year after graduating and $70,367 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Mississippi State University rank for finance and financial management services?

Among 452 colleges reporting earnings for finance and financial management services graduates, Mississippi State University ranks #334 by median pay four years after graduation, and #155 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is finance and financial management services at Mississippi State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 16% less than the national median for finance and financial management services ($83,343), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,000.

← 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.