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Engineering at Mississippi State University

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

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and has a total student population of 22,986. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 779 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering from Mississippi State.

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

Mississippi State Engineering Degrees Available

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

Mississippi State Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at Mississippi 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 major at Mississippi 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Engineering Schools 61
Best Engineering Schools 168

In 2021, 81 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Mississippi State. This makes it the #136 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 40 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #89 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Engineering Bachelor’s Program

23% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 779 students earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Mississippi State. About 23% of these graduates were women and the other 77% were men.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at Mississippi State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 26
Black or African American 71
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 618
International Students 32
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

Mississippi State Engineering Master’s Program

36% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 81 engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Mississippi State, about 64% were men and 36% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 39
International Students 29
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Mississippi State also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 40 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mississippi State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering 216
Civil Engineering 116
Chemical Engineering 104
Electrical Engineering 93
Biomedical Engineering 82
Industrial Engineering 79
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 73
Other Engineering 48
Computer Engineering 38
General Engineering 36
Petroleum Engineering 15

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 Mississippi 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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