2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $0-$30k

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With 200,458 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, engineering is the 6th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across Mississippi, there were 1,410 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,422 and $21,804 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 153 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 Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Mississippi

#1

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$25,099 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ole Miss, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ole Miss are $25,099.

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#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$23,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 110 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State are $23,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Jackson State University

Jackson, Mississippi

$9,445 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Jackson, Mississippi, and it awarded 8 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Jackson State also took the #0 spot in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Jackson State University are $9,445, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

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.

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