Business Administration & Management at Mississippi State University

If you are interested in studying business administration and management, 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 approximately 22,986 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 326 business administration majors received their bachelor's degree from Mississippi State.

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

Mississippi State Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration
• Doctorate Degree in Business Administration

Mississippi State Business Administration & Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at Mississippi State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at Mississippi State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Administration & Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	113
	138
	194
	247
	297
	333
	402
	690
	761
	828
	967

In 2021, 123 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Mississippi State. This makes it the #248 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #114 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Business Administration Graduates from Mississippi State Make?

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mississippi State is $35,222. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $41,334 for all business administration students.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 326 business administration students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Mississippi State, about 54% were men and 46% were women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at Mississippi State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi State University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	70
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	226
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Mississippi State Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

Of the 123 students who graduated with a master’s in business administration from Mississippi State in 2021, 59% were men and 41% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from Mississippi State, 81% 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 business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	100
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Mississippi State also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Business Administration & Management

The following business administration concentations are available at Mississippi State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mississippi State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	453

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• Taxation
• Construction Management
• Management Information Systems
• Finance & Financial Management

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business 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
General and Operations Managers	23,850	$77,800
Retail Sales Supervisors	13,030	$37,710
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	12,410	$47,000
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	6,660	$58,920
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	4,380	$61,120

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.