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Largest political science and government programs in Mississippi
Mississippi political science and government programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Mississippi | University | Public, 4-year | 89 |
| 2 | Mississippi State University | Mississippi State | Public, 4-year | 47 |
| 3 | Jackson State University | Jackson | Public, 4-year | 27 |
| 4 | University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg | Public, 4-year | 26 |
| 5 | Mississippi College | Clinton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 9 |
| 6 | Tougaloo College | Tougaloo | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 7 |
| 7 | Mississippi University for Women | Columbus | Public, 4-year | 6 |
| 8 | Copiah-Lincoln Community College | Wesson | Public, 2-year | 5 |
| 9 | Millsaps College | Jackson | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 5 |
| 10 | Itawamba Community College | Fulton | Public, 2-year | 3 |
| 11 | Belhaven University | Jackson | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 2 |
| 12 | East Mississippi Community College | Scooba | Public, 2-year | 1 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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