2024 Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi

General Engineering is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #67 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 18 master's degrees in general engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

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 general engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general engineering students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general engineering students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Engineering in Mississippi

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general engineering.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Master's in Engineering

1

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Mississippi State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general engineering. Mississippi State is a very large public university located in the town of Mississippi State.More information about a master’s in general engineering from Mississippi State University

2

Jackson State University
Jackson, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Jackson State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general engineering. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in general engineering from Jackson State University

Best General Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	13
Georgia	370	14
North Carolina	334	18
Virginia	331	86
Tennessee	313	37
Alabama	258	222
Louisiana	250	65
Arkansas	187	62
West Virginia	164	16

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General Engineering Related Rankings by Major

General Engineering is one of 2 different types of General Engineering programs to choose from.

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 Rémi Kaupp. More about our data sources and methodologies.