Marketing at Mississippi State University

Every marketing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the marketing program at Mississippi State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and has a total student population of 22,986. Of the 895 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi State University in 2021, 219 of them were marketing majors.

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

Mississippi State Marketing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing

Mississippi State Marketing Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The marketing major at Mississippi State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Marketing. 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
	13
	13
	113
	237
	514

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in marketing from Mississippi State. This is the #114 most popular school for marketing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Mississippi State Marketing Graduates

The median salary of marketing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mississippi State is $37,616. This is less than $41,682, which is the national average of all marketing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Marketing Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Marketing Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 219 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in marketing from Mississippi State. About 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical marketing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Mississippi State since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in marketing 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 marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	183
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Mississippi State also has a doctoral program available in marketing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Marketing

Marketing 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
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	219

Related Majors

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

Careers That Marketing Grads May Go Into

A degree in marketing 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,470	$45,530
Sales Managers	1,350	$108,100
Marketing Managers	610	$93,930
Business Professors	500	$94,150
Advertising and Promotions Managers	100	$77,770

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.