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Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

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Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, liberal arts / sciences and humanities students earned 5,696 degrees and certificates from a Mississippi school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Mississippi to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Southern Mississippi to be the most popular school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Mississippi. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

Of the 178 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at Southern Miss, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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#2

University of Mississippi

University, MS

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Mississippi helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in Mississippi. Ole Miss is a fairly large public school located in the town of University.

About 44% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 56% are male.

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#3

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mississippi State University is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.

Of the 84 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at Mississippi State, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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#4

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, MS

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Alcorn State University is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote area of Alcorn State, Alcorn State is a public school with a small student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 39% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Jackson State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in Mississippi. Jackson State is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Jackson.

Women make up 74% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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#6

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

With a ranking of #6, William Carey University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 33% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Mississippi Valley State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. Mississippi Valley State University is a small public school located in the town of Itta Bena.

About 65% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#8

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

With a ranking of #8, Delta State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Cleveland, Delta State University is a public school with a small student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 46% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Mississippi University for Women did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Columbus, MUW is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 61% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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#10

Blue Mountain College

Blue Mountain, MS

Blue Mountain College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Blue Mountain College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Blue Mountain.

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Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 18,234
West Virginia 3,558
Florida 64,444
Virginia 9,302
Arkansas 5,205
South Carolina 4,243
Tennessee 10,186
Louisiana 2,864
Alabama 5,890
Kentucky 6,493
Georgia 7,724

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 556,813

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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