Community College Education at Mississippi State University

What traits are you looking for in a community college administration school? To help you decide if Mississippi State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's community college administration program.

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 Community College Education section at the bottom of this page.

Mississippi State Community College Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Community College Administration

Mississippi State Community College Education Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in community college administration, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Community College Administration Student Demographics at Mississippi State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the community college administration majors at Mississippi State University.

Mississippi State Community College Education Master’s Program

63% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of community college administration master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in community college administration each year. Mississippi State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a community college administration master's degree from Mississippi State, 57% 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 community college administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

General Educational Leadership & Administration

Careers That Community College Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in community college administration 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
Postsecondary Education Administrators	1,650	$95,160

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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