Graduate Programs at University of Mississippi

Graduate School Overview

University of Mississippi (referred to as Ole Miss) is a Public, 4 years school located in University, MS.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (7/1/1900 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Ole Miss Directory Information
School Name	University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)
Address	Oxford, Mississippi, University, MS 38677-1848
Phone	662-915-7211
Web	https://www.olemiss.edu
Online Application	https://www.olemiss.edu/applynow
Financial Info	https://finaid.olemiss.edu

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Ole Miss is $9,412 for Mississippi residents and $26,980 for out-of-state students. The school has 4,998 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 22,300 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 211 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 25 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$26,980 $9,412 for Mississippi Residents
Student Population	4,998
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	211 graduate programs (25 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Ole Miss is $9,412 for Mississippi residents and $26,980 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $504 for Mississippi residents and $1,461 for out-of-state students.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Mississippi Residents	$9,412
Out-of-State	$26,980
Tuition per Credit Hour
Mississippi Residents	$504
Out-of-State	$1,461

Ole Miss offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	25 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Mississippi is $9,412 for Mississippi residents and $26,980 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.08% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Mississippi Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$8,550	$110	$24,504	$110
2019-2020	$8,718	$110	$24,989	$110
2020-2021	$8,718	$110	$24,989	$110
2021-2022	$8,938	$110	$25,782	$110
2022-2023	$9,072	$136	$26,294	$136
2023-2024	$9,252	$160	$26,820	$160

The graduate school tuition & fees of Ole Miss is very expensive compared to public graduate schools in Mississippi. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Mississippi graduate tuition is $13,652 (public) / $13,054 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
University of Mississippi	$9,412	$26,980
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Mississippi Graduate Schools	$10,758	$13,483
Public	$8,879	$13,652
Private	$13,054

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,340 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Ole Miss.

On-campus living costs are increased by 4.86% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $18,700. Off-campus living costs are increased by 6.92% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$10,696	$4,880	$10,696	$4,880
2019-2020	$10,734	$5,100	$10,734	$5,100
2020-2021	$10,734	$5,100	$10,734	$5,100
2021-2022	$11,142	$5,570	$11,142	$5,570
2022-2023	$11,490	$6,000	$11,490	$6,000
2023-2024	$12,040	$6,300	$12,400	$6,300

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $515 for Mississippi residents and $1,491 for other students at University of Mississippi. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.05% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Mississippi Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$475	$1,361
2019-2020	$484	$1,388
2020-2021	$484	$1,388
2021-2022	$497	$1,432
2022-2023	$504	$1,461
2023-2024	$515	$1,491

The law school tuition at University of Mississippi is $17,770 for Mississippi residents and $37,836 for out-of-state students for academic year 2022-2023. For medical school, the average tuition & fees is $34,105 for Mississippi residents and $79,305 for out-of-state students.

The following table shows the tuition & fees for law school and medical school at Ole Miss.

Law School Tuition

Medical School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at University of Mississippi
	Mississippi Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
Dentistry	$33,500	$2,738	$78,700	$2,738
Medicine	$33,500	$605	$78,700	$605
Pharmacy	$27,822	$100	$56,916	$100
Law	$17,630	$140	$37,696	$140

Graduate Programs at Ole Miss

University of Mississippi offers 125 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 1,822 students have completed their study at University of Mississippi.

Offered Degrees at University of Mississippi
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	58	9	1,072
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	38	3	205
Doctor's degree - other	6	0	497
Post Bachelor's Degree	15	5	48
Post Master's Degree	8	5	0
Total	125	22	1,822

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of Mississippi by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Sport and Fitness Administration/Management program with 17 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Management Science program with 120 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Medicine program with 159 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of Mississippi
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	17	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	10	-
Critical Care Nursing	✔	5	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	4	-
Biochemistry	✔	4	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of Mississippi
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Management Science	✕	120	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	✕	101	$35,300
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✕	97	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	96	$39,900
Accounting	✕	68	$57,700

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Mississippi
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Medicine	✕	159	$50,900
Law	✕	148	-
Pharmacy	✕	104	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	45	-
Dentistry	✕	41	$88,200

University of Mississippi offers 125 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,822 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,072 students have earned/completed Master's program.
497 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
48 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)	✕	9	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	60 completers	-
Journalism	✕	9	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	✔	51	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	223 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	96	$39,900
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	58	$42,900
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	31	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	31	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	7	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Engineering [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Engineering Science	✕	24	-
Materials Engineering	✕	-	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	-	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)	✕	5	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	✕	11	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	✕	3	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	14 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Creative Writing	✕	9	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	105 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	1	-
Pathology/Experimental Pathology	✕	-	-
Biostatistics	✕	3	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	✕	101	$35,300
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	13	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	16 completers	-
Data Analytics, General	✔	16	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	✕	-	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	15	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	7	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)	✕	2	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	7	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	-	-
Physics	✕	2	-
Psychology [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Psychology	✕	8	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	44 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	44	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	4	-
Economics	✕	2	-
Political Science and Government	✕	9	-
Sociology	✕	3	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	3	-
Music	✕	19	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (4 completers)	208 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	60	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	4	-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	✔	3	-
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	✔	6	-
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology/Technician	✕	5	-
Medical Scientist	✕	3	-
Clinical/Medical Social Work	✕	19	-
Pharmaceutical Sciences	✕	8	-
Public Health	✕	3	-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	✔	-	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	-	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✕	97	-
Business [+]	✔ (2 completers)	251 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	59	-
Accounting	✕	68	$57,700
Accounting and Related Services (other)	✕	-	-
Hospitality Administration/Management	✔	2	-
Management Science	✕	120	-
Taxation	✕	2	-
History [+]	✕	5 completers	-
History	✕	5	-
	Total	1,072

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Education	✕	23	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	4	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	2	-
Engineering [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Engineering Science	✕	11	-
Materials Engineering	✕	2	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	4 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	4	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	16 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	3	-
Biochemistry	✔	1	-
Anatomy	✕	1	-
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology	✕	-	-
Microbiology and Immunology	✕	1	-
Physiology	✕	3	-
Pathology/Experimental Pathology	✕	1	-
Biostatistics	✕	3	-
Neuroscience	✕	3	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	✕	-	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	4	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	3	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	13	-
Physics	✕	5	-
Psychology [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Psychology	✕	12	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Economics	✕	1	-
Political Science and Government	✕	5	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Music	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	76 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	7	-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	✔	-	-
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	✕	4	-
Pharmaceutical Sciences	✕	17	-
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (other)	✕	-	-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	✕	3	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	39	-
Nursing Science	✕	-	-
Nursing Practice	✕	6	-
Business [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	3	-
Accounting	✕	2	-
Hospitality Administration/Management	✕	5	-
History [+]	✕	11 completers	-
History	✕	11	-
	Total	205

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	148 completers	-
Law	✕	148	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	349 completers	-
Dentistry	✕	41	$88,200
Medicine	✕	159	$50,900
Pharmacy	✕	104	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	45	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✕	-	-
	Total	497

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	-	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	✕	4	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	4 completers	-
Biochemistry	✔	4	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Data Analytics, General	✕	1	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	17	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	3 completers	-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	✔	2	-
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	✕	-	-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	✔	1	-
	Total	48

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	-	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	-	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at Ole Miss

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 4,998 students enrolled into University of Mississippi graduate schools where it has total 22,300 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 3,502 full-time and 1,496 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,896 male and 3,102 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,998	1,896	3,102
Full-time	3,502	1,445	2,057
Part-tme	1,496	451	1,045

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 3,234 White (64.71%), 763 Black/African American (15.27%), 169 Hispanic (3.38%), 199 Asian (3.98%), and 633 students with other races. 488 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,998	1,896	3,102
American Indian/Native American	13	5	8
Asian	199	80	119
Black/African American	763	199	564
Hispanic	169	74	95
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	2	0
White	3,234	1,213	2,021
Two More	95	44	51
Un-Known	35	16	19
Non-resident Alien	488	263	225

University of Mississippi offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 760 graduate students (15.21% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 839 graduate students (16.79% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	4,998
Enrolled Online Exclusively	760
Enrolled Some Online Courses	839
Not in Online Courses	3,399

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Mississippi. 2,118 students are aged 20 to 24 (42.38% of total students), 148 students are aged above 50 (2.96%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Mississippi.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,998	1,896	3,102
Age 20-21	48	10	38
Age 22-24	2,070	739	1,331
Age 25-29	1,466	658	808
Age 30-34	534	217	317
Age 35-39	330	119	211
Age 40-49	402	117	285
Age 50-64	140	33	107
Over 64	8	3	5

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