Engineering Technologies at Jackson State University

Every engineering technologies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering tech program at Jackson State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and approximately 6,921 students attend the school each year. Of the 915 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Jackson State University in 2021, 17 of them were engineering technologies majors.

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

Jackson State Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech
• Master’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Jackson State Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at Jackson State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering tech major at Jackson State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering Technologies. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools	146
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	199
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	208
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	212
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Schools	1,016

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in engineering tech from Jackson State. This makes it the #177 most popular school for engineering tech master’s degree candidates in the country.

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Jackson State

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

Jackson State Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in engineering tech from Jackson State in 2021, 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% women. So female students are more repesented at Jackson State since its program graduates 25% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 67% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering tech 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 tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Jackson State Engineering Technologies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a master's degree in engineering tech from Jackson State. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the engineering tech master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 67% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Jackson State also has a doctoral program available in engineering tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

Engineering Technologies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Jackson State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Industrial Production Technology	17
Environmental Control Technology	3

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Architecture & Related Services
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering tech 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
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	5,770	$44,350
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	5,460	$38,640
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	5,080	$35,850
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	1,980	$40,890
Industrial Engineers	1,830	$82,040

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
• Image Credit: By Comingdeer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.