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2023 Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

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Finding the Best Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 178 degrees and certificates from a Mississippi school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Mississippi to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Our 2023 rankings named Mississippi State University the most popular school in Mississippi for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.

Of the 40 students majoring in engineering at Mississippi State, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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#2

University of Mississippi

University, MS

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Mississippi helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in Mississippi. Ole Miss is a very large public school located in the town of University.

About 27% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 73% are male.

Read full report on Engineering at University of Mississippi

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern Mississippi is a great place for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

Of the 5 students majoring in engineering at Southern Miss, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Jackson State is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Jackson.

Of the 3 students majoring in engineering at Jackson State, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Best Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 2,629
North Carolina 1,668
Virginia 1,286
Tennessee 508
Georgia 1,617
West Virginia 158
Louisiana 293
South Carolina 617
Kentucky 281
Arkansas 193
Alabama 914

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548
Systems Engineering 3,068
Industrial Engineering 3,028
Chemical Engineering 2,662
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,375
Other Engineering 1,820
Materials Engineering 1,810
Operations Research 1,191
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 928
Environmental Engineering 919
Robotics Engineering 560
Engineering Science 451
Nuclear Engineering 437
Manufacturing Engineering 423
Petroleum Engineering 401
Agricultural Engineering 332
Construction Engineering 288
Engineering Physics 286
Architectural Engineering 243
Geoscience Engineering 173
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 167
Engineering Mechanics 144
Mining Engineering 132
Ocean Engineering 112
Textile Engineering 96
Biological Engineering 80
Energy Systems Engineering 79
Marine Engineering 44
Metallurgical Engineering 40
Biochemical Engineering 21
Ceramic Engineering 20
Electromechanical Engineering 16
Surveying Engineering 11
Paper Science & Engineering 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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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