2024 Best General Engineering Schools in Mississippi
3Colleges in Mississippi
149Engineering Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in general engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #96 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Engineering Schools in Mississippi ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 149 degrees in general engineering to qualified students.
The engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Engineering rankings. For our Best Overall General Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The engineering 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 General Engineering Schools in Mississippi.
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Best Schools for General Engineering in Mississippi
The schools below may not offer all types of engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Mississippi State University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in general engineering. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #284 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Mississippi State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 36 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi State in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Mississippi is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general engineering. Ole Miss is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of University. This university ranks 2nd out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were roughly 20 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Ole Miss in the most recent data year.
Jackson State University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in general engineering. Jackson State is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Jackson. This university ranks 11th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were roughly 11 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Jackson State in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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