English Schools In Mississippi
English classes faculty can choose to work at one of 18 accredited english schools in Mississippi. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the english academic community in Mississippi, and the future trends in english training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in English
- Bachelors degree in English
- Masters degree in English
- PhD degree in English
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Professional Trends
Mississippi Vs. National English Employment
| Mississippi | 1,340 |
| National | 153,480 |
Approximately 1% of the country's english professionals work in Mississippi state.
Employment Growth for English professionals In Mississippi
| 1,540 | 1,430 | 1,470 | 1,360 | 1,340 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Mississippi, the field of english is shrinking. 200 less english professionals were working in Mississippi in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of english has shrunk by 13% in Mississippi. This decline is faster than the change in the number of english professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of english professionals has shrunk by 4% from 2006 to 2010.
English VS. All Professions salaries in Mississippi
| $42,803 | $45,900 | $47,277 | $42,660 | $42,023 |
| $37,233 | $40,105 | $41,284 | $42,076 | $42,366 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: English
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of english professionals is declining, the salaries paid to english professionals are decreasing in Mississippi. In 2006 english professionals made a mean salary of $42,803 per year, and in 2010 they made $42,023 per year.
Salary percentiles for English professionals in Mississippi
10th percentile |
$22,773 |
25th percentile |
$29,493 |
50th percentile |
$39,707 |
75th percentile |
$52,550 |
90th percentile |
$63,807 |
Thus, english professionals' salaries declined by 2% in 4 years. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. In the state of Mississippi, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of english. The pay differential between the highest paid english professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 180%
Average Salaries for English professionals and related professions in Mississippi
Creative Writing |
$47,760 |
English |
$42,023 |
Journalism |
$46,103 |
Liberal Arts |
$50,680 |
English professionals in Mississippi earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
English programs available for each degree type for all schools in Mississippi
associate |
4 |
bachelor |
18 |
master |
6 |
doctor |
2 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 30 |
The number of students graduating from the 18 accredited english schools in Mississippi is increasing. In 2006 there were 370 english graduates from english courses in Mississippi and in 2010 there were 406 graduates.
This represents a 10% increase in the number of english degree or certificate school graduates in Mississippi state. A majority of these graduates, or 60%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in english.