Information Technology at Mississippi State University

What traits are you looking for in a IT school? To help you decide if Mississippi State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IT program.

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and approximately 22,986 students attend the school each year.

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

Mississippi State Information Technology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in IT

Mississippi State Information Technology Rankings

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In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in IT from Mississippi State. This makes it the #168 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in IT, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

IT Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Information Technology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a master's degree in IT from Mississippi State. About 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a IT master's degree from Mississippi State, 67% 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 IT.

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

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

Concentrations Within Information Technology

Information Technology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Computer & IS Security	3

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT 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 User Support Specialists	2,490	$46,670
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,270	$75,000
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,150	$100,300
Computer Network Support Specialists	1,020	$66,110

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.