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General Animal Sciences at Mississippi State University

If you plan to study General Animal Sciences, 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 sits in Mississippi State, MS.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 92 general animal sciences degrees were granted at Mississippi State University.

Online Class Availability at Mississippi State University

Distance learning is available at Mississippi State University. Among 23,150 students, 3,877 (17%) studied exclusively online and 6,082 (26%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for General Animal Sciences graduates at Mississippi State University, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, General Animal Sciences graduates at Mississippi State University are 85% women (78) and 15% men (14).

General Animal Sciences Bachelor’s Program at Mississippi State University

Among the 92 bachelor’s general animal sciences degrees awarded at Mississippi State University, 85% were women (78) and 15% were men (14).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Animal Sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at Mississippi State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	85
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	5

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 8% of General Animal Sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at Mississippi State University, below the national average of 31%.*

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

Top-Paying Careers for General Animal Sciences Graduates

Students who finish General Animal Sciences program at Mississippi State University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for General Animal Sciences majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Animal Scientists	$93,823
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$84,680
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,903
Precision Agriculture Technicians	$56,932
Farm and Home Management Educators	$55,950
Agricultural Technicians	$44,022
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.