2025 Best Civil Engineering Schools in Mississippi
3Colleges in Mississippi
153Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
$71,769Avg Early-Career Salary
Civil Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #50 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Civil Engineering Schools in Mississippi ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 153 degrees in civil engineering to qualified students.
The civil eng program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Civil Engineering rankings. For our Best Overall Civil Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The civil eng school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Civil Engineering Schools in Mississippi.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the civil eng degree levels they offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in civil engineering needs to take a look at Mississippi State University. Mississippi State is a fairly large public university located in the town of Mississippi State. This university ranks 2nd out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were about 101 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi State in the most recent data year. After graduation, civil eng degree recipients generally earn about $66,026 in the first five years of their career.
Any student who is interested in civil engineering needs to check out University of Mississippi. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #550 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ole Miss is a great university overall.
There were about 24 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Ole Miss in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, civil eng degree recipients usually make about $58,112 at the beginning of their careers.
Jackson State University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in civil engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 16th out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were approximately 16 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Jackson State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the civil eng program make an average of $49,498 for their early career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
The civil eng program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Civil Engineering rankings. For our Best Overall Civil Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
