by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in Mississippi for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Philosophy is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 10,054 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, philosophy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,510 and had an average of $21,514 in loans still to pay off.
Across Mississippi, there were 25 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 0 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,513 and $0 respectively.
To top this list, a school must have a successful philosophy program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in Mississippi for a Doctorate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in Mississippi for a Doctorate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in Mississippi for a Doctorate list. Mississippi State University is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 13 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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