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Agricultural Business at Mississippi State University

If you plan to study Agricultural Business, consider the program at Mississippi State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mississippi State University is in Mississippi State, MS.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 31 agricultural business degrees were granted at Mississippi State University.

Studying Online at Mississippi State University

Distance learning is available at Mississippi State University. Among 23,150 students, 3,877 (17%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,082 (26%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Agricultural Business graduates at Mississippi State University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Agricultural Business graduates at Mississippi State University are 52% women (16) and 48% men (15).

Agricultural Business Master’s Program at Mississippi State University

Among the 31 master’s agricultural business degrees awarded at Mississippi State University, 52% were women (16) and 48% were men (15).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Agricultural Business master’s degree recipients at Mississippi State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	28
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	2

Minority students account for 10% of Agricultural Business master’s degree recipients at Mississippi State University, lower than the national average of 20%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Agricultural Business Graduates

Graduates of the Agricultural Business program at Mississippi State University pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Agricultural Business majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$84,680
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,903
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$36,803

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.