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2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Mississippi

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$9,132 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,921 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering School for You

Engineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in Mississippi. With 1,512 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Engineering Schools in Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Mississippi to see which programs offered the best value experiences for engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Mississippi

Check out the engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering

#1

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS
$9,220 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Mississippi State University to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Mississippi. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mississippi State are $9,220 a year. While working on their degree, engineering majors at Mississippi State accumulate an average of around $21,997 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $237, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Mississippi State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Engineering Schools in Mississippi list.

Read full report on Engineering at Mississippi State University

#2

University of Mississippi

University, MS
$9,044 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ole Miss are $9,044 a year. While working on their degree, engineering majors at Ole Miss accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.

Ole Miss also made our Best Engineering Schools in Mississippi list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Engineering at University of Mississippi

Best Value Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 5,126
West Virginia 990
Florida 9,040
Virginia 5,181
Arkansas 1,082
South Carolina 2,318
Tennessee 2,281
Louisiana 1,832
Alabama 3,927
Kentucky 1,343
Georgia 5,301

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904
Materials Engineering 3,415
Other Engineering 2,760
Environmental Engineering 2,759
Operations Research 1,698
Agricultural Engineering 1,472
Engineering Science 1,454
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 1,378
Petroleum Engineering 1,256
Robotics Engineering 1,243
Architectural Engineering 1,012
Engineering Physics 994
Manufacturing Engineering 947
Construction Engineering 878
Nuclear Engineering 864
Marine Engineering 445
Biological Engineering 410
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 360
Geoscience Engineering 325
Mining Engineering 314
Textile Engineering 310
Ocean Engineering 285
Engineering Mechanics 272
Metallurgical Engineering 179
Energy Systems Engineering 138
Biochemical Engineering 109
Ceramic Engineering 94
Surveying Engineering 73
Electromechanical Engineering 45
Forest Engineering 41
Paper Science & Engineering 27
Engineering Chemistry 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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