2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Engineering is the 78th most popular major in the country with 11,925 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,152 and had an average of $20,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across Mississippi, there were 195 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $10,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 22 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,447 and $43,355 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The engineering 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 “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Mississippi (With Aid)

#1

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$23,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid list. Mississippi State is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State are $23,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Mississippi State General Engineering Report

#2

Jackson State University

Jackson, Mississippi

$9,445 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jackson State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Jackson, Mississippi, and it awarded 8 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Jackson State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Jackson State are $9,445.

Read full report on General Engineering at Jackson State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (With Aid)

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).
• 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

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• 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 Rémi Kaupp.

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