2023 Best Electrical Engineering Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for EE” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Electrical Engineering is the 30th most popular major in the country with 28,166 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Mississippi, there were 134 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for EE” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in electrical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent electrical engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the electrical engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

More Ways to Rank Electrical Engineering Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for EE” list to help you make the college decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for EE

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for EE”.

Top 2 Best Electrical Engineering Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi

1

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

1,170 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$5,684 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for EE list. Mississippi State is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 93 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Mississippi State also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Mississippi State University supports 22,986 students, and 1,170 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 676 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,684. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Mississippi State University Veteran Student Life Report

2

University of Mississippi
University, Mississippi

46 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$11,346 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for EE list. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 25 ’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

Ole Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 21,014 students enrolled at University of Mississippi, 46 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,346. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Mississippi offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Ole Miss Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Electrical Engineering Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
• Best Electrical Engineering Colleges for Veterans

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.