Community College Education at Mississippi State University

Every community college education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the community college administration 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.

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

Mississippi State Community College Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Community College Administration
• Doctorate Degree in Community College Administration

Mississippi State Community College Education Rankings

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In 2021, 44 students received their master’s degree in community college administration from Mississippi State. This makes it the #1 most popular school for community college administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in community college administration, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Community College Administration Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Community College Education Master’s Program

Of the 44 students who graduated with a master’s in community college administration from Mississippi State in 2021, 34% were men and 66% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in community college administration each year. Mississippi State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a community college administration master's degree from Mississippi State, 61% 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 community college administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Mississippi State also has a doctoral program available in community college administration. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Educational Leadership & Administration

Careers That Community College Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in community college administration 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
Postsecondary Education Administrators	1,650	$95,160

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.