2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Mississippi for a Doctorate

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With 198,468 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the 7th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,653 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.

Across Mississippi, there were 1,512 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,921 and $22,344 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 59 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,513 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Mississippi for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful engineering program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Mississippi for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Mississippi for a Doctorate”.

Top 4 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in Mississippi

1

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

#1 overall quality in Mississippi

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Mississippi for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Engineering at Mississippi State University

2

University of Mississippi
University, Mississippi

#2 overall quality in Mississippi

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Mississippi for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in University, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Engineering at Ole Miss

3

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

#5 overall quality in Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Mississippi for a Doctorate list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

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4

Jackson State University
Jackson, Mississippi

#14 overall quality in Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jackson State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Mississippi for a Doctorate. Jackson State is a public institution located in Jackson, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Engineering at Jackson State University

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

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