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. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

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 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Southern Mississippi is $9,204 for Mississippi residents and $11,204 for out-of-state students. The school has 3,453 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 14,146 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 161 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 18 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$11,204 $9,204 for Mississippi Residents
Student Population	3,453
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	161 graduate programs (18 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at University of Southern Mississippi is $9,204 for Mississippi residents and $11,204 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $506 for Mississippi residents and $618 for out-of-state students.

University of Southern Mississippi offers the alternative tuition plans.

University of 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, remedial services, 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)	18 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Southern Mississippi is $9,204 for Mississippi residents and $11,204 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.83% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Mississippi Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$8,108	$110	$8,108	$2,110
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

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 $19,225 and the Mississippi graduate tuition is $12,982 (public) / $14,186 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
University of Southern Mississippi	$9,204	$11,204
All Graduate Schools	$15,964	$19,225
Public	$11,349	$20,502
Private	$19,232
Mississippi Graduate Schools	$10,589	$13,643
Public	$8,541	$12,982
Private	$14,186

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $15,834 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of Southern Mississippi. On-campus living costs are increased by 1.47% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,496. Off-campus living costs are increased by 1.98% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$9,631	$3,834	$10,200	$3,834
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

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $506 for Mississippi residents and $618 for other students at University of Southern Mississippi. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.00% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Mississippi Residents	Out-of-State
2017-2018	$457	$569
2018-2019	$473	$585
2019-2020	$488	$600
2020-2021	$488	$600
2021-2022	$506	$618

Graduate Programs at Southern Mississippi

University of Southern Mississippi offers 86 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, 883 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	9	663
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	23	1	147
Post Bachelor's Degree	8	3	39
Post Master's Degree	5	2	34
Total	86	15	883

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 22 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Library and Information Science program with 67 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 28 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	✔	22	-
Library and Information Science	✔	19	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	15	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	14	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	13	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of Southern Mississippi
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Library and Information Science	✔	67	-
Social Work	✕	60	$36,600
Business Administration and Management	✕	58	$54,300
Library and Information Science	✔	49	-
Social Work	✕	46	$36,600

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Southern Mississippi
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✕	28	-
Nursing Practice	✕	28	-
Psychology	✕	17	-
Psychology	✕	14	-
Education	✕	13	-

University of Southern Mississippi offers 86 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 883 students have completed their graduate studies.

663 students have earned/completed Master's program.
39 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
34 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
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	3	-
Public Relations/Image Management	✕	1	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	14	-
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	87 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	6	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	8	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	13	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	1	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	6	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	✕	11	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	11	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	8	-
Foreign Language Teacher Education	✕	14	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	3	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✔	5	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Engineering [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	✕	5	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✔ (2 completers)	20 completers	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	✔	11	-
Family Systems	✔	9	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	9 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	9	-
Library Science [+]	✔ (1 completers)	67 completers	-
Library and Information Science	✔	67	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	3	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	6	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✕	8	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	4	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	40 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	27	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	13	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	1	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	3	-
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical	✕	18	-
Physics	✕	3	-
Psychology [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Psychology	✕	18	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	7	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	3	-
Human Services [+]	✕	60 completers	-
Social Work	✕	60	$36,600
Social Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	4	-
Geography	✕	2	-
Political Science and Government	✕	5	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	38 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	10	-
Music	✕	28	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	121 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	23	-
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	✕	6	-
Clinical/Medical Social Work	✕	11	-
Public Health	✕	36	$55,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✕	45	-
Business [+]	✔ (2 completers)	110 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	58	$54,300
Transportation/Mobility Management	✔	7	-
Accounting	✕	20	$49,300
Business/Managerial Economics	✕	14	-
Human Resources Development	✔	11	-
History [+]	✕	3 completers	-
History	✕	3	-
	Total	663

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 [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)	✕	11	-
Education [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Education	✕	13	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	12	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	1	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Engineering [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	✕	5	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	5 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	2	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✕	3	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	1	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	3	-
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical	✕	3	-
Psychology [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Psychology	✕	14	-
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)	42 completers	-
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (other)	✕	11	-
Nursing Science	✔	3	-
Nursing Practice	✕	28	-
Business [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Human Resources Development	✕	4	-
History [+]	✕	1 completers	-
History	✕	1	-
	Total	147

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	2	-
Foreign Language Teacher Education	✕	3	-
Library Science [+]	✔ (1 completers)	22 completers	-
Library and Information Science	✔	22	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	1	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	5	-
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	3	-
Business/Managerial Economics	✕	2	-
History [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Public/Applied History	✕	1	-
	Total	39

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	16 completers	-
Education	✔	11	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	2	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	4	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	14	-
	Total	34

Graduate Student Population at Southern Mississippi

For academic year 2021-2022, total 3,453 students enrolled into University of Southern Mississippi graduate schools where it has total 14,146 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,572 full-time and 1,881 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,164 male and 2,289 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	3,453	1,164	2,289
Full-time	1,572	576	996
Part-tme	1,881	588	1,293

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

There are 2,101 White (60.85%), 768 Black/African American (22.24%), 132 Hispanic (3.82%), 79 Asian (2.29%), and 373 students with other races. 243 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,453	1,164	2,289
American Indian/Native American	9	4	5
Asian	79	34	45
Black/African American	768	200	568
Hispanic	132	54	78
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	2,101	707	1,394
Two More	70	16	54
Un-Known	50	12	38
Non-resident Alien	243	136	107

University of Southern Mississippi offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,668 graduate students (48.31% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 492 graduate students (14.25% 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	3,453
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,668
Enrolled Some Online Courses	492
Not in Online Courses	1,293

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Southern Mississippi. 745 students are aged 20 to 24 (21.58% of total students), 2 students are aged below 20 (0.06%), 298 students are aged above 50 (8.63%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Southern Mississippi.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,453	1,164	2,289
Age 18-19	2	0	2
Age 20-21	38	14	24
Age 22-24	707	219	488
Age 25-29	888	325	563
Age 30-34	584	217	367
Age 35-39	401	126	275
Age 40-49	535	166	369
Age 50-64	275	89	186
Over 64	23	8	15

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