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Computer & Information Sciences at Mississippi State University

Computer & Information Sciences at Mississippi State University

If you plan to study computer & information sciences, take a look at what Mississippi State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and approximately 22,986 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Mississippi State Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Mississippi State Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at Mississippi State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in computer & information sciences, making the school the #182 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Mississippi State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at Mississippi State University.

Mississippi State Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

15% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 85% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

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About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer & information sciences at Mississippi State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi State University with a bachelor's in computer & information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 66
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Mississippi State Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

6% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 94% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 6% went to women.

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Of the students who received a computer & information sciences master's degree from Mississippi State, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi State University with a master's in computer & information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer & information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mississippi State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems 108
Information Technology 3

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Computer User Support Specialists 2,490 $46,670
Computer Systems Analysts 2,010 $66,790
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,270 $75,000
Managers 1,230 $82,230
Data Entry Keyers 1,180 $31,220

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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