Best Postsecondary Teacher, All Other programs in Mississippi, ranked by enrollment
All postsecondary teachers not listed.
27 schools in Mississippi run programs that feed this job, graduating 4,341 people a year. The job pays a median of — in Mississippi across about 300 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Mississippi that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
12 programs in Mississippi that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Mississippi (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Mississippi page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Studiesmain feeder CIP 24.0102In Mississippi → | 2,442 | 56.3% | 20 | $28,961 | $12,971 |
| 2 | Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studiesmain feeder CIP 24.0101In Mississippi → | 1,718 | 39.6% | 11 | $28,961 | $12,971 |
| 3 | CIP 30.7101In Mississippi → | 50 | 1.2% | 2 | — | — |
| 4 | CIP 30.7001In Mississippi → | 32 | 0.7% | 1 | — | — |
| 5 | CIP 50.0411In Mississippi → | 30 | 0.7% | 1 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
| 6 | CIP 23.1302In Mississippi → | 27 | 0.6% | 4 | $28,725 | $25,250 |
| 7 | CIP 30.0101In Mississippi → | 13 | 0.3% | 2 | $28,446 | $11,000 |
| 8 | CIP 23.1301In Mississippi → | 9 | 0.2% | 2 | $28,725 | $25,250 |
| 9 | CIP 23.1304In Mississippi → | 9 | 0.2% | 3 | $28,725 | $25,250 |
| 10 | CIP 30.1201In Mississippi → | 7 | 0.2% | 1 | $35,326 | $22,812 |
| 11 | CIP 12.0509In Mississippi → | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | $25,404 | $13,000 |
| 12 | CIP 30.3301In Mississippi → | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | $37,223 | $20,968 |
Top 25 schools in Mississippi
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 15 of the 27 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hinds Community College Raymond, MS Public · 2 feeder programs | 758 | General Studies | $20,965 | 43% | — | — |
| 2 | Pearl River Community College Poplarville, MS Public · 1 feeder programs | 629 | Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | $19,354 | 37% | — | — |
| 3 | Jones County Junior College Ellisville, MS Public · 1 feeder programs | 544 | Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | $23,319 | 41% | — | — |
| 4 | Northeast Mississippi Community College Booneville, MS Public · 1 feeder programs | 441 | General Studies | $21,819 | 34% | — | — |
| 5 | Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia, MS Public · 2 feeder programs | 342 | General Studies | $21,515 | 45% | — | — |
| 6 | Southwest Mississippi Community College Summit, MS Public · 1 feeder programs | 282 | Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | — | 56% | — | — |
| 7 | Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS Public · 1 feeder programs | 206 | General Studies | $19,091 | 50% | — | — |
| 8 | Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS Public · 1 feeder programs | 201 | General Studies | $21,260 | 48% | — | — |
| 9 | University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS Public · 3 feeder programs | 109 | Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | $37,800 | 49% | — | 99% |
| 10 | Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS Public · 6 feeder programs | 104 | General Studies | $36,318 | 67% | — | 78% |
| 11 | East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS Public · 1 feeder programs | 100 | Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | — | 48% | — | — |
| 12 | Alcorn State University Alcorn State, MS Public · 2 feeder programs | 99 | Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | $26,269 | 57% | — | 45% |
| 13 | Mississippi Delta Community College Moorhead, MS Public · 1 feeder programs | 98 | General Studies | $18,965 | 31% | — | — |
| 14 | University of Mississippi University, MS Public · 4 feeder programs | 97 | General Studies | $37,174 | 72% | — | 97% |
| 15 | Holmes Community College Goodman, MS Public · 2 feeder programs | 88 | General Studies | $25,496 | 39% | — | — |
| 16 | Coahoma Community College Clarksdale, MS Public · 1 feeder programs | 76 | General Studies | $20,069 | 41% | — | — |
| 17 | Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena, MS Public · 2 feeder programs | 52 | General Studies | — | 27% | — | 92% |
| 18 | Jackson State University Jackson, MS Public · 3 feeder programs | 32 | General Studies | $41,812 | 51% | — | 93% |
| 19 | Delta State University Cleveland, MS Public · 3 feeder programs | 28 | General Studies | — | 48% | — | 100% |
| 20 | Copiah - Lincoln Community College Wesson, MS Public · 2 feeder programs | 16 | Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | — | 50% | — | — |
| 21 | Belhaven University Jackson, MS Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 10 | Creative Writing | — | 49% | $22,476 | 50% |
| 22 | Mississippi University for Women Columbus, MS Public · 2 feeder programs | 10 | Creative Writing | — | 47% | — | 90% |
| 23 | Mississippi Christian University Clinton, MS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 8 | Writing, General | — | 59% | $21,096 | 29% |
| 24 | William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 5 | General Studies | — | 60% | $17,205 | 60% |
| 25 | Southeastern Baptist College Laurel, MS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 4 | General Studies | — | 80% | $6,808 | 100% |
All 27 schools in Mississippi
Every school in Mississippi with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinds Community College | Raymond | Public | 758 | 2 |
| Pearl River Community College | Poplarville | Public | 629 | 1 |
| Jones County Junior College | Ellisville | Public | 544 | 1 |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College | Booneville | Public | 441 | 1 |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College | Senatobia | Public | 342 | 2 |
| Southwest Mississippi Community College | Summit | Public | 282 | 1 |
| Itawamba Community College | Fulton | Public | 206 | 1 |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | Perkinston | Public | 201 | 1 |
| University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg | Public | 109 | 3 |
| Mississippi State University | Mississippi State | Public | 104 | 6 |
| East Mississippi Community College | Scooba | Public | 100 | 1 |
| Alcorn State University | Alcorn State | Public | 99 | 2 |
| Mississippi Delta Community College | Moorhead | Public | 98 | 1 |
| University of Mississippi | University | Public | 97 | 4 |
| Holmes Community College | Goodman | Public | 88 | 2 |
What postsecondary teachers, all other earn in Mississippi
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Mississippi, by employment
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Postsecondary Teachers, All Other page.
How to become a Postsecondary Teacher, All Other
- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Mississippi
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 25 majors mapped to Postsecondary Teachers, All Other24 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 12.0509Culinary Science/Culinology
- 13.1211Online Educator/Online Teaching
- 15.1503Packaging Science
- 16.1602Linguistics of ASL and Other Sign Languages
- 23.1301Writing, General
- 23.1302Creative Writing
- 23.1303Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
- 23.1304Rhetoric and Composition
- 24.0101Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- 24.0102General Studies
- 24.0103Humanities/Humanistic Studies
- 30.0101Biological and Physical Sciences
- 30.0501Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
- 30.0601Systems Science and Theory
- 30.1201Historic Preservation and Conservation, General
- 30.1299Historic Preservation and Conservation, Other
- 30.1401Museology/Museum Studies
- 30.1501Science, Technology and Society
- 30.1801Natural Sciences
- 30.2501Cognitive Science, General
- 30.2502Contemplative Studies/Inquiry
- 30.2599Cognitive Science, Other(no graduates reported)
- 30.2601Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
- 30.2901Maritime Studies
- 30.3001Computational Science
Common questions
Answers for people weighing postsecondary teachers, all other programs in Mississippi.
What degree do you need to become a Postsecondary Teacher, All Other?+
Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is General Studies, which awarded 2,442 degrees in Mississippi in 2024-25, 56.3% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Postsecondary Teacher, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 12 programs to this occupation. The largest are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Data Analytics, Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Data Science, plus 5 more. Together they graduate about 4,341 people a year in Mississippi.
Is demand for postsecondary teachers, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +1.8% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 13,500 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Mississippi?+
27 institutions in Mississippi reported graduates from at least one of the 12 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
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