Mississippi State University Trade Programs

Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, Mississippi State University is a public institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Mississippi State draws many to the area.

Where Is Mississippi State University?

Contact details for Mississippi State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Lee Boulevard, Mississippi State, MS 39762
Phone:	662-325-2323
Website:	www.msstate.edu

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Can I Afford Mississippi State?

In a recent term, part-time Mississippi State students paid $403 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $1,102 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$9,665	$26,430
Fees	$150	$150
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$12,293	$12,293
On Campus Other Expenses	$6,146	$6,146

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Mississippi State, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $7,253 a year. That adds up to $29,012 over four years for those students.

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Mississippi State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 18,803 undergraduate students at Mississippi State, with 17,089 being full-time and 1,714 being part-time.

There are also 4,183 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 17,089 full-time undergraduates at Mississippi State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mississippi State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	263
Black or African American	2,954
Hispanic or Latino	552
White	12,502
International Students	203
Other Races/Ethnicities	615

Geographic Diversity

Mississippi students aren't the only ones who study at Mississippi State University. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 81 countries are represented at Mississippi State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Mississippi State University

In 2022-2023, 10,080 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Mississippi State has changed over the last few years.

Mississippi State University Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Industrial Technology	52	52
Other Industrial Production Technologies	27	27
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	10	10
Health Care Management	5	5
Culinary Science/Culinology	5	5
TOTAL	99	99

Mississippi State University Trades

In a recent academic period, Mississippi State University awarded 282 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	10
Culinary Arts	0	0	0	5
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	5
Industrial Production Technology	0	0	0	79
Total	0	0	0	282

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.