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2024 Best Engineering Technologies Schools in Mississippi

5 Colleges in Mississippi
1,557 Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
$40,633 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, engineering technologies sits in the middle of the road, ranking #20 out of 38 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of engineering technologies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,557 degrees in engineering technologies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Engineering Technologies School

Best Engineering Technologies Schools in Mississippi Your choice of engineering technologies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Engineering Technologies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Engineering Technologies Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Engineering Tech
Bachelor's Degrees in Engineering Tech
Master's Degrees in Engineering Tech

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Engineering Technologies Schools in Mississippi list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Engineering Technologies 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 engineering tech degree levels they offer.

Top Mississippi Schools in Engineering Tech

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Mississippi State crest
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
95 Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
6.3% Growth in Graduates

Mississippi State University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in engineering technologies. Mississippi State is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Mississippi State. A Best Colleges rank of #284 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Mississippi State is a great university overall.

There were about 95 engineering technologies students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the engineering technologies program at Mississippi State University earn $11,599 above the standard graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
650 Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
1.2% Growth in Graduates

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in engineering technologies. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the rural area of Perkinston. This college ranks 7th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

There were about 650 engineering technologies students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Engineering Technologies degree recipients from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College receive an earnings boost of around $3,125 above the typical income of engineering technologies graduates.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
144 Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
11.1% Growth in Graduates

University of Southern Mississippi is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in engineering technologies. Southern Miss is a large public university located in the city of Hattiesburg. A Best Colleges rank of #873 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Southern Miss is a great university overall.

There were roughly 144 engineering technologies students who graduated with this degree at Southern Miss in the most recent data year. Engineering Technologies degree recipients from University of Southern Mississippi receive an earnings boost of around $12,922 above the average earnings of engineering technologies majors.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
106 Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
$46,211 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Pearl River Community College if you want to pursue a degree in engineering technologies. Pearl River Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the remote area of Poplarville. This college ranks 16th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

There were roughly 106 engineering technologies students who graduated with this degree at Pearl River Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the engineering technologies program at Pearl River Community College make $5,577 above the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
35 Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
14.3% Growth in Graduates

Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Wesson. This college ranks 20th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

There were roughly 35 engineering technologies students who graduated with this degree at Copiah-Lincoln Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the engineering tech program earn about $36,792 in their early career salary.

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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
North Carolina 38 2,065
West Virginia 38 445
South Carolina 38 804
Florida 38 1,536
Virginia 38 937
Arkansas 38 596
Alabama 37 2,147
Kentucky 37 839
Georgia 37 680
Tennessee 37 949
Louisiana 37 1,313

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Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 337
Industrial Production Technology 286
General Engineering Technology 237
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 227
Environmental Control Technology 132
Electronics Engineering Technology 109
Architectural Engineering Technology 100
Construction Engineering Technology 68
Civil Engineering Technology 39
Mining & Petroleum Technology 19

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