Engineering Technologies at University of Southern Mississippi

If you plan to study engineering technologies, take a look at what University of Southern Mississippi has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 students attend the school each year.

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.

Southern Miss Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Online Classes Are Available at Southern Miss

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Southern Miss does offer online courses in engineering tech for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Southern Miss Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at Southern Miss 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 Southern Miss 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 Popular Online Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	16
Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	25
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	26
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	62
	97
Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools	97
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	101
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	103
	159
Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	170
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	500

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 144 students earned a bachelor's degree in engineering tech from Southern Miss. About 22% of these graduates were women and the other 78% were men. The typical engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% women. So female students are more repesented at Southern Miss since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering tech at Southern Miss are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	93
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Southern Miss 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

Engineering Technologies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern Mississippi. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Architectural Engineering Technology	84
Industrial Production Technology	55
Computer Engineering Technology	3
Electronics Engineering Technology	2

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 University of Southern Mississippi.

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.