Philosophy & Religious Studies at Mississippi State University

If you plan to study philosophy & religious studies, take a look at what Mississippi State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and has a total student population of 22,986.

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

Mississippi State Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Mississippi State Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at Mississippi State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Philosophy & Religious Studies. 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.

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Mississippi State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy & religious studies majors at Mississippi State University.

Mississippi State Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies at Mississippi State are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its philosophy & religious studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi State University with a bachelor's in philosophy & religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

If you plan to be a philosophy & religious studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mississippi State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	13

Related Majors

• History
• English Language & Literature
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Careers That Philosophy & Religious Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy & religious studies 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 State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Mathematical Science Professors	290	$62,730
Natural Sciences Managers	180	$101,240
Philosophy and Religion Professors	90	$68,680
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	30	$81,890

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.