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2024 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Mississippi

2 Colleges in Mississippi
137 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded
$66,131 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in chemical engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #70 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for chemical engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 137 degrees in chemical engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Chem Eng
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Mississippi ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Chemical Engineering in Mississippi

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the chem eng degree levels they offer.

Top Mississippi Schools in Chem Eng

1
Mississippi State crest
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
104 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded
$70,757 Median Starting Salary

Mississippi State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in chemical engineering. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a very large student population.

Those chemical engineering students who get their degree from Mississippi State University make $4,627 more than the standard chem eng graduate.

More information about a degree in chemical engineering from Mississippi State University

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$61,504 Median Starting Salary

University of Mississippi is a good decision for students interested in a degree in chemical engineering. Ole Miss is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of University.

Students who receive their degree from the chem eng program earn around $61,504 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a degree in chemical engineering from University of Mississippi

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 241
Florida 282 377
North Carolina 279 245
Virginia 274 231
Tennessee 269 265
South Carolina 248 153
Kentucky 244 140
Louisiana 242 242
Arkansas 234 81
Alabama 233 379
West Virginia 207 55

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Chemical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Chem Eng Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Chemical Engineering 132
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering 5

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 309
General Engineering 264
Civil Engineering 193
Electrical Engineering 144
Biomedical Engineering 105
Industrial Engineering 79
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 73
Computer Engineering 69
Other Engineering 49
Engineering Science 32

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