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Electrical engineering at Mississippi State University

Mississippi State University graduates about 78 electrical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 95th of 312 schools we score for electrical engineering, a strong program at 65 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $106,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $12 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

65/100Strong#95 of 312 for electrical engineering →
Graduates a year782% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$106,0001.07× the same major nationally
Research in the field$12Ma 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
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Where electrical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Institute For Clean Energy Technology, Agriculture and Biological Engineering Building, TK Martin Center for Technology and Disability, 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 electrical engineering ranking

  1. University of Nebraska – Lincoln 66
  2. California State University–Sacramento 66
  3. Michigan Technological University 66
  4. University of Cincinnati 65
  5. Florida International University 65
  6. University of Connecticut 65
  7. California State University, Long Beach 64
  8. Rowan University 64

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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 electrical 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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