Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Mississippi State University

If you are interested in studying agriculture and agriculture operations, you may want to check out the program at Mississippi State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and has a total student population of 22,986. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students received their master's degree in agriculture and agriculture operations.

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

• Master’s Degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Doctorate Degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

Mississippi State Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Rankings

There were 105 students who received their doctoral degrees in agriculture and 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 and agriculture operations majors at Mississippi State University.

Mississippi State Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Program

Of the 34 students who earned a master's degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations from Mississippi State in 2020-2021, 41% were men and 59% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in agriculture and agriculture operations each year. Mississippi State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a agriculture and agriculture operations master's degree from Mississippi State, 79% 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 and agriculture operations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	27
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

The following agriculture and agriculture operations concentations are available at Mississippi State University. 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
Agricultural Production	28
Agricultural Economics & Business	7

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Grads May Go Into

A degree in agriculture and 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.