Agricultural Teacher Education at Mississippi State University

If you plan to study agricultural teacher education, take a look at what Mississippi State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and has a total student population of 22,986. Of the 322 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi State University in 2021, 15 of them were agricultural teacher education majors.

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

Mississippi State Agricultural Teacher Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Teacher Education
• Master’s Degree in Agricultural Teacher Education

Mississippi State Agricultural Teacher Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the agricultural teacher education progam at Mississippi State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 agricultural teacher education major at Mississippi State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Agricultural Teacher Education. 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 Agricultural Education Graduate Certificate Schools	4
Most Popular Agricultural Education Master’s Degree Schools	13
Best Agricultural Education Master’s Degree Schools	24
Best Value Agricultural Education Master’s Degree Schools	24
Most Focused Agricultural Education Schools	25
	27
Best Agricultural Education Schools	35
Best Value Agricultural Education Schools	39
	42

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in agricultural teacher education from Mississippi State. This makes it the #13 most popular school for agricultural teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Agricultural Teacher Education Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Agricultural Teacher Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a bachelor's degree in agricultural teacher education from Mississippi State. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men. The typical agricultural teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Mississippi State since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agricultural teacher education 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 agricultural teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Mississippi State Agricultural Teacher Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a master's degree in agricultural teacher education from Mississippi State. About 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in agricultural teacher education each year. Mississippi State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a agricultural teacher education master's degree from Mississippi State, 100% 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 agricultural teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
• Music Education

Careers That Agricultural Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in agricultural teacher education 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
Vocational Education Professors	1,090	$54,030
Technical Education High School Teachers	990	$48,020
Education Professors	510	$63,490
Agricultural Sciences Professors	150	$97,550
Technical Education Teachers	90	$51,070

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.