Human Services Schools In Mississippi
There are 16 accredited human services schools in Mississippi for faculty who teach human services classes to choose from. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in human services in the state of Mississippi, which encompasses human services training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Human Services
- Bachelors degree in Human Services
- Masters degree in Human Services
- PhD degree in Human Services
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Mississippi Vs. National Human Services Employment
| Mississippi | 5,200 |
| National | 913,960 |
Approximately 1% of the country's human services professionals work in Mississippi state.
Employment Growth for Human services professionals In Mississippi
| 4,320 | 4,300 | 5,010 | 5,560 | 5,200 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Mississippi, human services is a growing field. In 2010 there were 880 more human services professionals working in Mississippi than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of human services professionals has grown by 20%. This growth is slower than the change in the number of human services professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of human services professionals has grown by 25% from 2006 to 2010.
Human Services VS. All Professions salaries in Mississippi
| $36,124 | $38,188 | $38,468 | $37,036 | $34,483 |
| $37,233 | $40,105 | $41,284 | $42,076 | $42,366 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Human Services
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Mississippi, as the number of human services professionals is growing, the salaries earned by human services professionals are decreasing. Human services professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $36,124 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $34,483 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Human services professionals in Mississippi
10th percentile |
$20,738 |
25th percentile |
$24,265 |
50th percentile |
$34,695 |
75th percentile |
$42,130 |
90th percentile |
$50,685 |
This represents a 5% decline in salaries. This decline is quite different from state trends for all professionals. Within the field of human services, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid human services professionals earning 144% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Mississippi state.
Average Salaries for Human services professionals and related professions in Mississippi
Human Services |
$34,483 |
Mental Health |
$29,218 |
Public Administration |
$67,010 |
Public Health |
$50,983 |
Social Work |
$38,410 |
Sociology |
$60,960 |
In Mississippi, human services professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Human Services programs available for each degree type for all schools in Mississippi
associate |
8 |
bachelor |
8 |
master |
3 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 20 |
The number of students graduating from the 16 accredited human services schools in Mississippi is increasing. In Mississippi, there were 415 graduates in 2006. And there were 430 graduates from human services courses in 2010.
There was an increase in the number of human services school degree or certificate graduates in Mississippi by 4%. A majority of these graduates, or 40%, graduated with a associate's degree in human services.