MSU Bulldogs's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Mississippi State University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Mississippi State University students is 59.7%. Female students graduated at a rate of 61.2%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 58.1%.

59.7%

asian 68.1% 32 students
African American 43.5% 360 students
white 65.6% 1,557 students
hawaiian 100.0% 3 students
hispanic 60.2% 50 students
International Students 71.0% 22 students
Mixed Race 46.4% 32 students

Drop Out

Mississippi State University has an overall drop-out rate of 38.5% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 39.5% and 37.7% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

38.5%

asian 29.8% 14 students
African American 54.2% 449 students
white 33.1% 785 students
unknown 83.3% 5 students
hispanic 34.9% 29 students
International Students 25.8% 8 students
Mixed Race 47.8% 33 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

1.7%

African American 2.3% 19 students
white 1.3% 30 students
hispanic 4.8% 4 students
Mixed Race 5.8% 4 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Chemical Engineering	$70,757	$74,307	$82,587
Mechanical Engineering	$67,632	$73,852	$79,309
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$69,768	$74,405	$78,161
Industrial Engineering	$63,878	$69,710	$76,651
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$54,741	$63,005	$69,725
Civil Engineering	$56,809	$56,776	$68,041
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$57,870	$52,733	$64,799
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	$52,232	$48,935	$56,512
Accounting and Related Services	$40,087	$48,432	$55,558
Architecture	$51,686	$52,107	$54,867
Finance and Financial Management Services	$40,559	$44,356	$51,820
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$39,300	$42,682	$50,687
Agricultural Business and Management	$40,038	$44,384	$50,684
Forestry	$41,301	$44,170	$47,532
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$33,126	$33,798	$47,400
Marketing	$37,616	$40,439	$47,270
Management Information Systems and Services	$51,062	$43,798	$46,143
Plant Sciences	$35,464	$36,992	$41,123
Agricultural Production Operations	$40,436	$41,193	$39,879
Animal Sciences	$28,700	$28,960	$39,214
Political Science and Government	$25,570	$33,993	$38,701
Special Education and Teaching	$34,610	$34,230	$38,129
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$35,222	$35,009	$38,057
Criminology	$25,300	$32,711	$37,763
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$27,480	$28,105	$37,131
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	$27,924	$29,141	$35,989
Visual and Performing Arts, General	$25,314	$31,133	$35,460
Communication and Media Studies	$30,675	$28,884	$35,372
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$36,213	$34,420	$35,300
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$34,126	$34,269	$33,719
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$30,100	$52,107	$33,005
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	$29,559	NA	$32,701
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$26,291	$27,978	$31,661
Social Work	$26,918	$28,417	$30,441
Psychology, General	$24,831	$22,854	$28,598
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$25,664	$20,824	$28,179
History	$24,390	$25,856	$28,048
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	$27,791	$22,989	$26,516
Engineering, Other	$61,549	NA	NA
Food Science and Technology	$28,591	$21,508	NA
Construction Management	$60,051	$62,012	NA
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	NA	$30,771	NA
Computer Engineering	NA	$67,660	NA
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$19,886	NA	NA
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$19,828	NA	NA
English Language and Literature, General	$26,295	$22,806	NA
Biology, General	$22,403	$30,119	NA
Anthropology	NA	$21,964	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$21,888	$20,140	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$75,348	$88,527	$99,184
Accounting and Related Services	$55,551	$58,334	$66,010
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	NA	$50,105	$51,677
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$36,549	$42,682	$44,392
Public Administration	$39,773	$47,260	$43,220
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$57,756	$42,728	$42,784
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$37,091	$38,122	$39,629
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$36,411	$36,848	$38,453
Education, General	$46,157	$42,682	NA
Educational Administration and Supervision	$42,228	NA	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$41,008	$37,208	NA
Biology, General	$49,179	NA	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Veterinary Medicine	$84,211	NA	$90,129
Veterinary Medicine	NA	$76,271	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$77,398	$59,640	$61,991

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