2024 Best Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in computer engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #41 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for computer engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 65 bachelor's degrees in computer engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's 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 many resources a school devotes to computer engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other computer engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's 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 computer engineering students go into to obtain their bachelor's 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 computer engineering related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Computer Engineering Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Computer Engineering in Mississippi

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for computer engineering students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Bachelor's in CE

1

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

38 Annual Graduates

$19,500 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat Mississippi State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in computer engineering. Mississippi State is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Mississippi State.More information about a bachelor’s in computer engineering from Mississippi State University

2

Jackson State University
Jackson, MS

21 Annual Graduates

$68,863 Median Starting Salary

$27,000 Median Student Debt

It is hard to beat Jackson State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in computer engineering. Located in the city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

After graduation, ce bachelor's recipients typically earn around $68,863 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in computer engineering from Jackson State University

Best Computer Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	753
Georgia	224	295
Tennessee	220	78
North Carolina	213	335
Virginia	213	379
South Carolina	195	126
Kentucky	187	117
Alabama	184	234
Louisiana	171	23
Arkansas	167	42
West Virginia	147	28

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Rankings in Majors Related to CE

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Computer Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

CE Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Computer Engineering	65

Majors Similar to CE

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	280
Civil Engineering	172
Chemical Engineering	128
Electrical Engineering	117
Biomedical Engineering	100
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	66
Industrial Engineering	57
Other Engineering	48
General Engineering	20
Polymer & Plastics Engineering	19

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.