Social Studies Education at University of Mississippi

What traits are you looking for in a social studies teacher education school? To help you decide if University of Mississippi is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social studies teacher education program.

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and approximately 21,014 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 12 social studies teacher education majors received their bachelor's degree from Ole Miss.

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

Ole Miss Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

Ole Miss Social Studies Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social studies teacher education progam at Ole Miss compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social studies teacher education major at Ole Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Studies 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Social Studies Education Schools	54
Best Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84
Best Value Social Studies Education Schools	92
	114
	134
Most Focused Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	152
Most Focused Social Studies Education Schools	178

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

The social studies teacher education program at Ole Miss awarded 12 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. The typical social studies teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Ole Miss since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher 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 social studies teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ole Miss also has a doctoral program available in social studies teacher education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Science Education
• Mathematics Education
• English & Language Arts Education

Careers That Social Studies Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in social studies teacher 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
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Middle School Teachers	5,510	$46,370
Education Professors	510	$63,490
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	30	$81,890

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

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