Graduate Programs at University of Southern Mississippi

Graduate School Overview

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

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (7/1/1929 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Southern Mississippi Directory Information
School Name	University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Mississippi)
Address	118 College Drive # 0001, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
Phone	601-266-1000
Web	https://www.usm.edu
Online Application	https://apps.usm.edu/admissions/ugapp
Financial Info	https://www.usm.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Southern Mississippi is $9,618 for Mississippi residents and $11,618 for out-of-state students. The school has 3,268 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 13,526 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 162 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 20 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$11,618 $9,618 for Mississippi Residents
Student Population	3,268
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	162 graduate programs (20 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Southern Mississippi is $9,618 for Mississippi residents and $11,618 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $513 for Mississippi residents and $625 for out-of-state students.

Southern Mississippi offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Mississippi Residents	$9,618
Out-of-State	$11,618
Tuition per Credit Hour
Mississippi Residents	$513
Out-of-State	$625

Southern Mississippi 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)	20 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, 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 Southern Mississippi is $9,618 for Mississippi residents and $11,618 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.47% 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	$8,514	$110	$10,514	$110
2019-2020	$8,786	$110	$10,786	$110
2020-2021	$8,786	$110	$10,786	$110
2021-2022	$9,094	$110	$11,094	$110
2022-2023	$9,340	$110	$11,340	$110
2023-2024	$9,508	$110	$11,508	$110

The graduate school tuition & fees of Southern Mississippi is average 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 Southern Mississippi	$9,618	$11,618
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 $16,860 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Southern Mississippi.

On-campus living costs are increased by 9.86% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,064. Off-campus living costs are increased by 0.29% 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	$10,618	$3,306	$9,600	$4,316
2019-2020	$10,937	$3,336	$9,600	$4,346
2020-2021	$10,937	$3,527	$9,600	$4,614
2021-2022	$10,950	$3,726	$9,612	$4,884
2022-2023	$11,338	$3,812	$9,900	$5,120
2023-2024	$11,664	$4,980	$9,868	$5,196

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $522 for Mississippi residents and $634 for other students at University of Southern Mississippi. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.44% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Mississippi Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$473	$585
2019-2020	$488	$600
2020-2021	$488	$600
2021-2022	$506	$618
2022-2023	$513	$625
2023-2024	$522	$634

Graduate Programs at Southern Mississippi

University of Southern Mississippi offers 84 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, 1,106 students have completed their study at University of Southern Mississippi.

Offered Degrees at University of Southern Mississippi
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	50	11	790
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	22	1	202
Post Bachelor's Degree	7	2	75
Post Master's Degree	5	2	39
Total	84	16	1,106

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Library and Information Science program with 36 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Library and Information Science program with 87 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 35 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of Southern Mississippi
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Library and Information Science	✔	36	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	24	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	18	-
Education	✔	8	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	6	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of Southern Mississippi
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Library and Information Science	✔	87	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	71	$54,300
Social Work	✕	59	$36,600
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	52	-
Public Health	✕	47	$55,000

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Southern Mississippi
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✕	35	-
Education	✕	30	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	24	-
Psychology	✕	20	-
Human Resources Development	✕	14	-

University of Southern Mississippi offers 84 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,106 students have completed their graduate studies.

790 students have earned/completed Master's program.
75 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
39 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	1	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	15 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	9	-
Public Relations/Image Management	✔	6	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	17	-
Education [+]	✔ (4 completers)	148 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	31	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	9	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	10	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	2	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	11	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	✕	8	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	13	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	25	-
Foreign Language Teacher Education	✕	17	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	10	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✔	10	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Engineering [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	✕	11	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✔ (2 completers)	28 completers	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	✔	18	-
Family Systems	✔	10	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	13 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	13	-
Library Science [+]	✔ (1 completers)	87 completers	-
Library and Information Science	✔	87	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	4	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	5	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✕	8	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	8	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	68 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	52	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	16	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	13	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	1	-
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical	✕	9	-
Physics	✕	3	-
Psychology [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Psychology	✕	7	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	12	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	2	-
Human Services [+]	✕	59 completers	-
Social Work	✕	59	$36,600
Social Sciences [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	7	-
Geography	✕	8	-
Political Science and Government	✕	4	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	2	-
Music	✕	19	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	91 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	24	-
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	✕	8	-
Clinical/Medical Social Work	✕	12	-
Public Health	✕	47	$55,000
Business [+]	✔ (2 completers)	129 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	71	$54,300
Transportation/Mobility Management	✔	11	-
Accounting	✕	26	$49,300
Business/Managerial Economics	✕	9	-
Human Resources Development	✔	12	-
History [+]	✕	11 completers	-
History	✕	11	-
	Total	790

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	7	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)	✕	6	-
Education [+]	✕	56 completers	-
Education	✕	30	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	24	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	2	-
Engineering [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	✕	8	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	5 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	6	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✕	3	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	1	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	3	-
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Psychology	✕	20	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	1	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Development Economics and International Development	✕	8	-
Geography	✕	1	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	8	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	52 completers	-
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (other)	✕	10	-
Nursing Science	✔	7	-
Nursing Practice	✕	35	-
Business [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Human Resources Development	✕	14	-
History [+]	✕	2 completers	-
History	✕	2	-
	Total	202

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	6	-
Foreign Language Teacher Education	✕	4	-
Library Science [+]	✔ (1 completers)	36 completers	-
Library and Information Science	✔	36	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	18	-
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	2	-
Business/Managerial Economics	✕	4	-
History	✕	-	-
	Total	75

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	11 completers	-
Education	✔	8	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	2	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	✕	-	-
	Total	39

Graduate Student Population at Southern Mississippi

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 3,268 students enrolled into University of Southern Mississippi graduate schools where it has total 13,526 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,462 full-time and 1,806 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,112 male and 2,156 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	3,268	1,112	2,156
Full-time	1,462	564	898
Part-tme	1,806	548	1,258

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

There are 1,856 White (56.79%), 737 Black/African American (22.55%), 146 Hispanic (4.47%), 80 Asian (2.45%), and 449 students with other races. 296 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,268	1,112	2,156
American Indian/Native American	8	2	6
Asian	80	29	51
Black/African American	737	204	533
Hispanic	146	53	93
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	1,856	616	1,240
Two More	88	25	63
Un-Known	56	13	43
Non-resident Alien	296	170	126

University of Southern Mississippi offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,732 graduate students (53.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 418 graduate students (12.79% 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	3,268
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,732
Enrolled Some Online Courses	418
Not in Online Courses	1,118

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Southern Mississippi. 728 students are aged 20 to 24 (22.28% of total students), 291 students are aged above 50 (8.90%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Southern Mississippi.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,268	1,112	2,156
Age 20-21	51	13	38
Age 22-24	677	241	436
Age 25-29	827	316	511
Age 30-34	510	183	327
Age 35-39	418	123	295
Age 40-49	494	152	342
Age 50-64	273	76	197
Over 64	18	8	10

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