• The Department of Poultry Science at Mississippi State University is one of six poultry science degree granting departments remaining in the United States.
  • Research programs and teaching curriculum mirror current industry practices. As such, have a large percentage of graduates that work in the industry and allied industry (62% as a current average).
  • However, all graduates have opportunities for employment in the poultry industry. The department supports Mississippi's largest commodity, which has provided 100% placement of graduates since the first Poultry Science degree was awarded in 1948.