Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Mississippi State University

If you plan to study agriculture & agriculture operations, 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 has a total student population of 22,986.

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

Mississippi State Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
Master’s Degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

Mississippi State Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Rankings

There were 105 students who received their doctoral degrees in agriculture & agriculture operations, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Student Demographics at Mississippi State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agriculture & agriculture operations majors at Mississippi State University.

Mississippi State Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Program

60% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of agriculture & agriculture operations master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in agriculture & agriculture operations each year. Mississippi State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a agriculture & agriculture operations master's degree from Mississippi State, 73% 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 agriculture & agriculture operations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	33
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mississippi State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Veterinary Medicine	92
Agricultural Production	28
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	12
Agricultural Economics & Business	7

Careers That Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Grads May Go Into

A degree in agriculture & agriculture operations 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
Retail Sales Supervisors	13,030	$37,710
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	12,410	$47,000
Computer User Support Specialists	2,490	$46,670
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics	1,530	$47,620
Animal Caretakers	1,150	$23,320

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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