Philosophy at University of Southern Mississippi

What traits are you looking for in a philosophy school? To help you decide if University of Southern Mississippi is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's philosophy program.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,647 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Southern Mississippi in 2021, 3 of them were philosophy majors.

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

Southern Miss Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Southern Miss Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at Southern Miss 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 Southern Miss 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 Focused Philosophy Schools	765

Philosophy Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 philosophy majors earned their bachelor's degree from Southern Miss. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Southern Miss since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Southern Miss 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 University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Religious Studies

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 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

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.