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Engineering (all) at Jackson State

Jackson State graduates about 50 engineering majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 346th of 434 schools we score for engineering, a light program at 37 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $85,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.86×). Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

37/100Light#346 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year505% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$85,0000.86× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate89%whole school
SAT middle 50%1073–1210whole school

Where engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: School of Engineering.

Named buildings on the campus map: Athletics 3 · Dorm 3 · Academic 2 · Dining 2 · Arts 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the engineering ranking

  1. Arkansas State University 38
  2. Coastal Carolina University 38
  3. University of Central Oklahoma 37
  4. Middle Tennessee State University 37
  5. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 37
  6. Texas Southern University 37
  7. SUNY Oswego 37
  8. Norfolk State University 37

Other strong majors at Jackson State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Jackson State with every school we score in engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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