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Secondary Education at Mississippi State University

Secondary Education at Mississippi State University

If you plan to study secondary education, take a look at what Mississippi State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and has a total student population of 22,986.

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

Mississippi State Secondary Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Teaching
  • Master’s Degree in Secondary Teaching

Mississippi State Secondary Education Rankings

The secondary teaching major at Mississippi State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Secondary Education. 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in secondary teaching, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Secondary Teaching Student Demographics at Mississippi State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the secondary teaching majors at Mississippi State University.

Mississippi State Secondary Education Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of secondary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in secondary teaching at Mississippi State 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 Mississippi State University with a bachelor's in secondary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 50
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Mississippi State Secondary Education Master’s Program

73% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of secondary teaching master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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Of the students who received a secondary teaching master's degree from Mississippi State, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the secondary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi State University with a master's in secondary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 41
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 55
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Careers That Secondary Teaching Grads May Go Into

A degree in secondary teaching 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 Mississippi State University.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers 8,920 $47,190

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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