Engineering Technologies at Mississippi Valley State University

If you are interested in studying engineering technologies, you may want to check out the program at Mississippi Valley State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mississippi Valley State University is located in Itta Bena, Mississippi and has a total student population of 2,032.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering Technologies section at the bottom of this page.

Mississippi Valley State University Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Mississippi Valley State University Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at Mississippi Valley State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering tech major at Mississippi Valley State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering Technologies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	57
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	218
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	485
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	862

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Mississippi Valley State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering tech majors at Mississippi Valley State University.

Mississippi Valley State University Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students earned a bachelor's degree in engineering tech from Mississippi Valley State University. About 25% of these graduates were women and the other 75% were men. The typical engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% women. So female students are more repesented at Mississippi Valley State University since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 66% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering tech bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi Valley State University with a bachelor's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mississippi Valley State University also has a doctoral program available in engineering tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

The following engineering tech concentations are available at Mississippi Valley State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mississippi Valley State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Industrial Production Technology	16

Careers That Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for Mississippi Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	5,770	$44,350
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	5,460	$38,640
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	5,080	$35,850
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	1,980	$40,890
Industrial Engineers	1,830	$82,040

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Chillin662 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.