Computer Engineering at Jackson State University

If you plan to study computer engineering, take a look at what Jackson State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and has a total student population of 6,921. In 2021, 21 CE majors received their bachelor's degree from Jackson State.

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

Jackson State Computer Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CE

Jackson State Computer Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CE 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 CE major at Jackson State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Computer Engineering Schools	20
Most Focused Computer Engineering Schools	98
Most Popular Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	143
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	186

Earnings of Jackson State CE Graduates

The median salary of CE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Jackson State is $68,863. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $70,001 for all CE students.

CE Student Demographics at Jackson State

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

Jackson State Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in CE from Jackson State in 2021, 71% were men and 29% were women. The typical CE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% women. So female students are more repesented at Jackson State since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 58% more racial-ethnic minorities in its CE 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 CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• General Engineering
• Civil Engineering

Careers That CE Grads May Go Into

A degree in CE 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
Systems Software Developers	950	$86,360
Software Applications Developers	910	$85,470
Architectural and Engineering Managers	890	$122,550
Computer Network Architects	400	$89,550
Engineering Professors	190	$102,730

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.