Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of Southern Mississippi

If you are interested in studying philosophy & religious studies, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern Mississippi. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Philosophy & Religious Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Miss Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Southern Miss Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at Southern Miss 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 Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% women. So female students are more repesented at Southern Miss since its program graduates 45% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies at Southern Miss are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's in philosophy & religious studies.

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

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

The following philosophy & religious studies concentations are available at University of Southern Mississippi. 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
Philosophy	3
Religious Studies	1

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• History
• English Language & Literature
• Communication & Journalism
• Social 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 University of Southern Mississippi.

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
• Image Credit: By Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.