University of Southern Mississippi (U of Southern Mississippi) is a four-year, public school located in Hattiesburg, MS.
It offers 84 graduate programs - 50 Master's, 22 Doctorate, 7 Post-bachelor's, and 5 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,618 for in-state and $11,618 for out-of-state students.
A total of 3,268 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 13,526 students at U of Southern Mississippi. U of Southern Mississippi offers online graduate programs and 1,732 out of 3,268 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
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Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,618 for Mississippi residents and $11,618 for out-of-state students. It offers eighty-four (84) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of Southern Mississippi |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 118 College Drive # 0001, Hattiesburg, MS |
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| Graduate School Students | 3,453 students
1,732 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | In-State$9,618
Out-of-State$11,618 |
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| Student to Faculty | 15:1 (6.67%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 84 Graduate Programs
50 Master's, 22 Doctorate, 12 Post graduate certificates |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Southern Mississippi
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of Southern Mississippi with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Mississippi residents, the tuition & fees are $9,618 and $11,618 for non-Mississippi residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $529 for Mississippi residents and $641 for out-of-state students.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $9,508 | $11,508 |
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| Fees | $110 | $110 |
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| Cost per Credit | $529 | $641 |
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| Books & Supplies | $840 |
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| Room & Board | $11,664 (On-Campus) / $9,868 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,980 (On-Campus) / $5,196 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $27,102 | $29,102 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $25,522 | $27,522 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| In-State | $8,896 | $8,896 | $9,204 | $9,450 | $9,618 |
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| Out-of-State | $10,896 | $10,896 | $11,204 | $11,450 | $11,618 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of Southern Mississippi offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 84 major areas - 50 Master's (14 online programs), 22 Doctorate (1 online programs), 7 Post-Bachelor's (2 online programs), 5 Post-Master's (2 online programs). 858 students have been conferred Master's degree and 273 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 858 | 273 | 97 | 49 |
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| Men | 278 | 92 | 23 | 8 |
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| Women | 580 | 181 | 74 | 41 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Mathematics | 1 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Social Work | 62 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
U of Southern Mississippi graduate schools have a total of 3,453 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,164 male and 2,289 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,572 full-time and 1,881 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,732 students enrolled through online exclusively and 418 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,101 White, 768 Black, and 79 Asian students are attending at University of Southern Mississippi. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
51 grad students are younger than 22 and 785 students are older than 65. It has 1,504 students aged between 22 and 30 and 928 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 3,453 |
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| Men | 1,164 |
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| Women | 2,289 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 3,453 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,572 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,881 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 3,453 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 9 |
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| Asian | 79 |
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| Black | 768 |
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| Hispanic | 132 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 2,101 |
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| Two or more races | 70 |
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| Un-Known | 50 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 3,453 |
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| 21 & Under | 51 |
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| 22-24 | 677 |
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| 25-29 | 827 |
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| 30-34 | 510 |
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| 35-39 | 418 |
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| 40 & Over | 785 |
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Online Population
At University of Southern Mississippi graduate schools, 1,732 students enrolled online exclusively and 418 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 3,268 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,732 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 418 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,118 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,732 |
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| Mississippi Resident | 948 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 760 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 24 |
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