Philosophy at Mississippi State University

If you plan to study philosophy, 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Mississippi State.

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

Mississippi State Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Mississippi State Philosophy Rankings

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

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 philosophy major at Mississippi State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Philosophy. 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 Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools	95
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	556

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in philosophy from Mississippi State. This is the #140 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Philosophy Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Mississippi State. About 46% of these graduates were women and the other 54% were men. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Mississippi State since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Mississippi State 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 State University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

Careers That Philosophy Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy 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

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.