2024 Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi

If you plan on getting your master's degree in general engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #59 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 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

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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.
• Student Debt - How much debt general engineering students go into to obtain their master'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 general engineering related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

Below you'll see a list of 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

10 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general engineering needs to check out Mississippi State University. Mississippi State is a fairly 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

8 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in general engineering has to look into Jackson State University. Located in the medium-sized city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public university with a medium-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 Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	13
Georgia	190	23
Virginia	182	86
North Carolina	178	18
Tennessee	166	37
Alabama	151	222
Louisiana	147	65
Arkansas	121	62
West Virginia	112	16

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General Engineering Related Rankings by Major

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

Engineering Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	18

Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering Science	24
Mechanical Engineering	24
Electrical Engineering	13
Industrial Engineering	13
Civil Engineering	8
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	7
Polymer & Plastics Engineering	5
Chemical Engineering	4
Biomedical Engineering	2
Other Engineering	1

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.