Education at Mississippi College

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

MC is located in Clinton, Mississippi and has a total student population of 4,667. Of the 730 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi College in 2021, 71 of them were education majors.

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

MC Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at MC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? MC offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

MC Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how MC performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at MC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. 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 Education Schools	175
Most Popular Education Schools	251
Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	351
Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools	411
	552

In 2021, 267 students received their master’s degree in education from MC. This makes it the #133 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #311 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at MC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Mississippi College.

MC Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 71 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in education from MC in 2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at MC 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 Mississippi College with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	60
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

MC Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 267 students earned a master's degree in education from MC. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from MC, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi College with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	74
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	186
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MC also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mississippi College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	94
Teacher Education Grade Specific	73
Curriculum & Instruction	64
Special Education	59
Student Counseling	34
Teacher Education Subject Specific	26

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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 College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Elementary School Teachers	13,390	$43,860
Teacher Assistants	10,710	$19,940
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Middle School Teachers	5,510	$46,370
Preschool Teachers	2,820	$27,940

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 Robby Followell under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.