General Engineering at Mississippi State University

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

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and approximately 22,986 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received their master's degree in engineering.

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

Mississippi State General Engineering Degrees Available

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

Mississippi State General Engineering Rankings

There were 26 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #5 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 General Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a master's degree in engineering from Mississippi State. About 80% were men and 20% were women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from Mississippi State, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical Engineering

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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	890	$122,550
Engineers	510	$79,630
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

More about our data sources and methodologies.