Education at University of Mississippi

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at University of Mississippi stacks up to those at other schools.

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and approximately 21,014 students attend the school each year.

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

Ole Miss Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Ole Miss

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Ole Miss offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Ole Miss Education Rankings

The education major at Ole Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 40 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #89 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Ole Miss 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 University of Mississippi with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	176
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Ole Miss Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of education master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Ole Miss, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	66
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	168
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Mississippi. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	154
Educational Administration	94
Curriculum & Instruction	89
Teacher Education Subject Specific	50
Student Counseling	47
General Education	27
Special Education	12
Teaching English or French	2

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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 University of Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Elementary School Teachers	13,390	$43,860
Teacher Assistants	10,710	$19,940
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Middle School Teachers	5,510	$46,370
Preschool Teachers	2,820	$27,940

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.