General Computer & Information Sciences at Mississippi State University

If you are interested in studying general computer and information sciences, 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 91 students received a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from Mississippi State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Mississippi State General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

Mississippi State General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Mississippi State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at Mississippi State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Computer & Information Sciences. 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
Most Popular General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	26
Most Focused General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	26
	48
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	50
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	51
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	62
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	64
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
	76
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	76
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	89
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	94
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	120
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	126
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127
	131
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	133
Best General Computer Science Schools	161
	192
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	206
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	244
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	372

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from Mississippi State. This makes it the #89 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #62 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at Mississippi State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Mississippi State University.

Mississippi State General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 91 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Computer & Information Sciences from Mississippi State in 2020-2021, 89% were men and 11% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences 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 computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	55
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Mississippi State General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 16 computer and information sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Mississippi State, about 88% were men and 13% were women.

Of the students who received a computer and information sciences master's degree from Mississippi State, 56% 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 computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mississippi State also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Computer and Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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
Computer Systems Analysts	2,010	$66,790
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,270	$75,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,150	$100,300
Computer Workers	670	$81,280
Database Administrators	400	$75,020

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.