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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi

14 Colleges
$46,260 Avg Salary
$16,800 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, engineering technologies students earned 799 degrees and certificates from a Mississippi school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Mississippi to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Technologies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a associate degree in Mississippi. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 86% are male.

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#2

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, MS

The in-demand associate degree programs at Pearl River Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in Mississippi. Located in the rural area of Poplarville, Pearl River Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 8% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 92% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Wesson, Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 3% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 97% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Holmes Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in Mississippi. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

Women make up 6% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#5

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

The in-demand associate degree programs at Hinds Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in Mississippi. Located in the town of Raymond, Hinds Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in engineering tech at Hinds Community College, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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#6

Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, MS

Jones County Junior College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the town of Ellisville, Jones County Junior College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 17% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Northeast Mississippi Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Northeast Mississippi Community College is a small public school located in the town of Booneville.

Of the 24 students majoring in engineering tech at Northeast Mississippi Community College, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Southwest Mississippi Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the remote town of Summit, SMCC is a public college with a small student population.

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East Central Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Decatur, East Central Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 7% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Engineering Technologies at East Central Community College Report

With a ranking of #10, East Mississippi Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. EMCC is a small public school located in the remote area of Scooba.

Of the 14 students majoring in engineering tech at EMCC, 93% are male and 7% are female.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,073
West Virginia 451
Florida 1,539
Virginia 938
Arkansas 815
South Carolina 814
Tennessee 951
Louisiana 1,315
Alabama 2,165
Kentucky 843
Georgia 686

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,013
General Engineering Technology 4,676
Construction Engineering Technology 4,330
Quality Control Technology 3,824
Computer Engineering Technology 3,595
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,768
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,290
Energy Systems Technologies 1,256
Civil Engineering Technology 1,187
Engineering-Related Technologies 989
Mining & Petroleum Technology 445
Nuclear Engineering Technology 220
Nanotechnology 114

Majors Similar to Engineering Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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