2024 Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi

If you plan on getting your associate degree in engineering technologies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #8 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 521 associate degrees in engineering technologies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on engineering technologies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other engineering technologies students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt engineering technologies students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized engineering technologies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Engineering Technologies Schools

The engineering tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Engineering Technologies in Mississippi

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in engineering technologies.

Top Mississippi Schools for an Associate in Engineering Tech

1

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, MS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

204 Annual Graduates

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a great choice for students pursuing an associate degree in engineering technologies. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the rural area of Perkinston.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

2

Pearl River Community College
Poplarville, MS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

106 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Pearl River Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in engineering technologies. Pearl River Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the rural area of Poplarville.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from Pearl River Community College

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	34	291
Virginia	34	472
Arkansas	33	245
Florida	32	604
North Carolina	30	925
Kentucky	30	258
Tennessee	30	535
West Virginia	29	184
Louisiana	26	905
South Carolina	26	599
Alabama	24	936

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Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	108
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	105
Industrial Production Technology	88
Electronics Engineering Technology	72
General Engineering Technology	69
Construction Engineering Technology	28
Civil Engineering Technology	20
Mining & Petroleum Technology	19
Architectural Engineering Technology	12

Majors Similar to Engineering Tech

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering	236
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	220
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	96
Physical Sciences	53
Natural Resources & Conservation	33
Mathematics & Statistics	21
Architecture & Related Services	17

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH. More about our data sources and methodologies.