2024 Best Civil Engineering Schools in Mississippi
3Colleges in Mississippi
193Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
$55,386Avg Early-Career Salary
Civil Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #50 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Civil Engineering Schools in Mississippi ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 193 degrees in civil engineering to qualified students.
The civil eng program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Civil Engineering rankings. For our Best Overall Civil Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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.
The civil eng 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 Civil Engineering Schools in Mississippi.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the civil eng degree levels they offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in civil engineering needs to check out Mississippi State University. 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 116 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the civil eng program state that they receive average early career earnings of $56,809.
Any student who is interested in civil engineering needs to look into University of Mississippi. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were roughly 41 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Ole Miss in the most recent year we have data available.
Jackson State University is a great option for students interested in a degree in civil engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 11th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were about 23 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Jackson State in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, civil eng degree recipients generally make about $53,963 in the first five years of their career.
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).