2023 Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Engineering is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 198,468 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,653 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.

Across Mississippi, there were 1,512 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,921 and $22,344 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Engineering for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Engineering for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi doctor’s degree vets studying engineering.

Top 2 Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

1,170 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Engineering for a Doctorate. Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Mississippi State also made our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 1,170 of the 22,986 students enrolled at Mississippi State were GI Bill® students, of which 676 were 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

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University of Mississippi
University, Mississippi

46 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Engineering for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #2 spot on the list. Ole Miss is a large school located in University, Mississippi that handed out 11 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ole Miss, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Mississippi supports 21,014 students, and 46 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 22 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,346. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Mississippi does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read More…

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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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.