After Mississippi State University: graduation, pay and debt
Mississippi State, Mississippi · Public · 18,397 undergrads
63% of Mississippi State University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $54,296 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $20,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$54.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
63%
finish within six years.
43%
finish in four years.
83%
of first-years come back for year two.
$20.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
64%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
43%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
63%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
83%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
59%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
66%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
3,424
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
61%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
30%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
3,501
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$47,470
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$54,296
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
67%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$20,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$16,324
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$17,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$15,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
64%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
69%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
72%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Test scores: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers