Engineering at Jackson State University

86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying engineering, you may want to check out the program at Jackson State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and has a total student population of 6,921.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Jackson State Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

Jackson State Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at Jackson State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #213 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Jackson State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Jackson State University.

Jackson State Engineering Bachelor’s Program

30% Women

86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% women. So female students are more repesented at Jackson State since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 56% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Jackson State University with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Jackson State Engineering Master’s Program

33% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Jackson State University with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at Jackson State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Jackson State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Civil Engineering	23
Computer Engineering	21
General Engineering	11
Electrical Engineering	8
Biomedical Engineering	3

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for Jackson State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Industrial Engineers	1,830	$82,040
Industrial Production Managers	1,800	$97,780
Civil Engineers	1,450	$85,880
Cost Estimators	1,120	$60,360
Mechanical Engineers	1,110	$85,570

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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