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Civil engineering at Mississippi State University

Mississippi State University graduates about 105 civil engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 143rd of 255 schools we score for civil engineering, a solid program at 51 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $81,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.95×). Research spending in the field runs about $8 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

51/100Solid#143 of 255 for civil engineering →
Graduates a year1052% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$81,0000.95× the same major nationally
Research in the field$8Ma year, NSF
Admit rate78%whole school
SAT middle 50%1000–1230whole school

Around Mississippi State University

Arkansas and Mississippi State baseball game in Starkville, MS
Arkansas at Mississippi State baseball, 2018 001Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
An Arkansas football team bus parked inside Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mi
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The exterior of Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi, pictured October
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Black trash bag inside a garbage bin in a hallway.
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Where civil engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Agriculture and Biological Engineering Building, Patterson Engineering Building, Richard A. Rula Engineering and Science Complex, Swalm Chemical Engineering Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 123 · Dorm 18 · Athletics 12 · Dining 3 · Arts 3 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the civil engineering ranking

  1. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 52
  2. University of Louisiana at Lafayette 52
  3. Northern Arizona University 51
  4. University of Alabama in Huntsville 51
  5. Quinnipiac University 51
  6. Morgan State University 50
  7. San Jose State University 50
  8. University of Mississippi 50

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Mississippi State University with every school we score in civil engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 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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