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Business & finance at Mississippi State University

Mississippi State University graduates about 848 business & finance majors a year, 20% of its graduating class. That puts it 236th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a solid program at 59 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 184 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 89% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $62,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.86×). Research spending in the field runs about $7 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

59/100Solid#236 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year84820% of the class
Courses in the catalog184more than 89% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$62,0000.86× the same major nationally
Research in the field$7Ma year, NSF
Admit rate78%whole school
SAT middle 50%1070–1280whole school

Around Mississippi State University

Arkansas and Mississippi State baseball game in Starkville, MS
Arkansas at Mississippi State baseball, 2018 001Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
An Arkansas football team bus parked inside Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mi
Arkansas football team bus, Davis Wade Stadium, October 2024Photo: PCN02WPS · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The exterior of Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi, pictured October
Davis Wade Stadium exterior, 10-25-2024Photo: PCN02WPS · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Black trash bag inside a garbage bin in a hallway.
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Where business & finance happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 123 · Dorm 18 · Athletics 12 · Dining 3 · Arts 3 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Union College 60
  2. Northwestern University 60
  3. Claremont McKenna College 60
  4. Georgia State University 59
  5. University of California, Riverside 59
  6. University of Maine 59
  7. University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth 59
  8. University of South Dakota 59

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Mississippi State University with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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