Academic Life at Mississippi University for Women

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Mississippi University for Women: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at Mississippi University for Women:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

At a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, Mississippi University for Women offers far more individual attention than the national average of 15 to 1. With 64% of instructors full time, Mississippi University for Women is above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors and Fields of Study

Mississippi University for Women offers 27 majors with reported completions across 20 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Mississippi University for Women are summarised below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Mississippi University for Women.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

Additional Questions to Ask

As you weigh academic life at Mississippi University for Women, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Looking for flexibility? Mississippi University for Women may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 1,410 undergraduates take at least some classes online. See distance learning options.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (67% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). Explore graduation rates.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Mississippi University for Women.

Continue Your Research on Mississippi University for Women

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Mississippi University for Women in more detail:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Mississippi University for Women — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty Composition at Mississippi University for Women — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation & Retention at Mississippi University for Women — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Distance Learning at Mississippi University for Women — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation at Mississippi University for Women — accreditation status and accrediting bodies