2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Mississippi

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In 2020-2021, 9,487 people earned their degree in philosophy, making the major the 86th most popular in the United States.

Across Mississippi, there were 25 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,248 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in Mississippi” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in philosophy. That schools that top this list have a program in philosophy in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in Mississippi

The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi master’s degree philosophy students.

Top 2 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Mississippi

1

University of Mississippi
University, Mississippi

#2 overall quality in Mississippi

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in University, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s philosophy students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Ole Miss Philosophy Report

2

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

#1 overall quality in Mississippi

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s philosophy students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Mississippi State Philosophy Report

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.