A degree titled software engineering puts design, testing and the management of large software projects at the center, where computer science centers on computation itself. Mississippi offers both, and many software engineers hold either one.
What this page covers
Each program is ranked against the others in Mississippi at the same degree level, by the score our national rankings use. Tuition is IPEDS 2023–24; grad rate is the school’s. Full details for a ranked program are on its ranking page.
1 program, none ranked
Not ranked 1 program, each missing something the score needs
Not rankedNo federal graduation rate for our score to use
Mississippi State, MS
Mississippi State University offers a Bachelor of Science in software engineering that ABET lists among its accredited programs, under the Engineering Accreditation Commission.
In ABET's record, distance delivery covers less than half of the content. The degree is taught at the Mississippi State campus.
| # | Program | Format | In-state | Out-of- state | ABET | Scoreof 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s in software engineering · 1 program, none ranked | ||||||
| NR | Mississippi State Mississippi State | Campus | $9,665 | $26,430 | ✓ ABET | Not ranked |
Tuition: IPEDS 2023–24, at the program’s level (a master’s figure is the school’s graduate average). Grad rate: the school’s six-year rate for bachelor’s students. Grads/yr: IPEDS, three-year average. ABET: ABET’s list, retrieved 2026-09-30. #: the program’s rank among Mississippi’s ranked programs at its level; NR, not ranked. Score: out of 100, the same score as on the ranking pages.
4 schools in the table below.
Computer science is the neighboring degree, and many software engineers hold it. These rows come from federal data, not from each school’s page.
| School | Degree | City | ABET | Tuition 2023–24 | School grad rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belhaven | Bachelor’s | Jackson | $28,800 | 49% | |
| Mississippi College | Bachelor’s | Clinton | $20,246 | 59% | |
| Rust College | Bachelor’s | Holly Springs | $11,385 | 12% | |
| Tougaloo College | Bachelor’s | Tougaloo | $10,258 | 31% |
Also offered: master’s at Mississippi College.
Tuition: IPEDS 2023–24, in-state, before fees and aid; undergraduate for a bachelor’s, and for a master’s the school-wide average across graduate students, which excludes program fees. School grad rate: the school’s six-year rate for bachelor’s students (IPEDS). ABET: on ABET’s computing (CAC) or engineering (EAC) list, retrieved 2026-10-05; a blank cell means not accredited. A school is in the table when it has at least two of a tuition figure, a grad rate or ABET accreditation, and a program page we could link; the rest are listed under it. SE track: named on the school’s own page.
Prices in Mississippi were 87 against a national 100 in 2024, and housing 56.5, by the Bureau of Economic Analysis’s Regional Price Parities. 2024 is BEA’s latest year, a year behind the May 2025 pay figures on this page.
Tuition: IPEDS 2023–24 undergraduate tuition, one figure per school, for the 3 schools with a bachelor’s program in this guide; a median needs at least 3 schools. Excludes fees, housing and aid. Prices: BEA Regional Price Parities by state, 2024, all items and housing services.
Mississippi employed 1,880 software developers in May 2025. Its location quotient for the occupation is 0.15: the jobs are less concentrated in the state than nationally. Nationally, BLS projects software developer jobs to grow 10.2% from 2025 to 2035, against 3.5% for all occupations.
| Occupation | Employed | Median | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 1,880 | $95,330 | 0.15 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 350 | $79,890 | 0.25 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 1,990 | $86,280 | 0.51 |
| Computer Programmers | 1,170 | $85,120 | 1.7 |
| Web Developers | 190 | 0.37 | |
| Data Scientists | 440 | $69,490 | 0.23 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Mississippi. Location quotient: the state’s share of employment in the occupation divided by the national share (1.0 = the national rate). Growth: BLS Employment Projections, 2025-35, national.
The state median is $95,330, $40,650 below the national $135,980. Half of the state’s software developers earn between $70,030 and $127,570.
BEA puts prices in Mississippi at 87 against a national 100 (2024), so the median goes as far as $109,570 would nationally, $26,410 less than the national median.
BEA price parities, 2024; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
If no program in Mississippi fits, these are the highest-scoring online programs in our rankings. Confirm with each school that it enrolls students living in Mississippi.
| School | National rank | Based in | Tuition 2023–24 | ABET | Score of 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s in software engineering | |||||
| Kennesaw State | #13 | Kennesaw, GA | $15,704 | ✓ ABET | 72.5 |
| Minnesota-Crookston | #41 | Crookston, MN | $11,478 | 44.8 | |
| University of Arizona | #43 | Tucson, AZ | $37,053 | 42.8 | |
| North Dakota State | #49 | Fargo, ND | $13,963 | 38.7 | |
| Penn State World Campus | #59 | University Park, PA | $15,204 | 35.2 | |
| Master’s in software engineering | |||||
| Kennesaw State | #11 | Kennesaw, GA | $19,188 | 67.6 | |
| UH-Clear Lake | #14 | Houston, TX | $17,532 | 59.5 | |
| North Dakota State | #15 | Fargo, ND | $11,377 | 58.9 | |
| St. Cloud State | #19 | Saint Cloud, MN | $14,130 | 53.3 | |
| Washington State | #20 | Pullman, WA | $27,842 | 53.0 | |
Tuition: IPEDS 2023–24 out-of-state, the rate an online student from another state usually pays (a master’s figure is the school’s graduate average); a published rate is the school’s own price. National rank and score: our national ranking at the program’s level.
The full lists: Best Online Software Engineering Degrees and Online Master’s in Software Engineering.
1 degree titled software engineering, a bachelor’s, at 1 school. 1 of them is on ABET’s accredited list.
Mississippi State (bachelor’s), according to ABET’s accredited program list retrieved 2026-09-30.
Software developers, the BLS occupation that includes software engineers, earned a median of $95,330 in Mississippi in May 2025. The 10th percentile was $44,700 and the 90th $158,300.
BEA puts Mississippi’s prices at 87 against a national 100 in 2024. Divided by that, the developer median of $95,330 is worth about $109,570 at national prices.
Yes. Kennesaw State, Minnesota-Crookston and University of Arizona are among the online software engineering programs in our rankings. Check with each school that it enrolls students living in Mississippi.
Mississippi State University. This page lists 1 bachelor’s program in software engineering.
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