University of Southern Mississippi Trade Programs

Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, University of Southern Mississippi is a public institution. The location of Southern Miss is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is University of Southern Mississippi?

Contact details for Southern Miss are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	118 College Drive # 0001, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
Phone:	601-266-1000
Website:	www.usm.edu

Can I Afford Southern Miss?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time Southern Miss students paid $397 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $481 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$9,508	$11,508
Fees	$110	$110
Books and Supplies	$840	$840
On Campus Room and Board	$11,664	$11,664
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,980	$4,980

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Southern Miss, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $6,250 a year. That adds up to $25,000 over four years for those students.

University of Southern Mississippi Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 11,451 undergraduate students at Southern Miss, with 9,644 being full-time and 1,807 being part-time.

There are also 3,155 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,644 full-time undergraduates at Southern Miss, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Southern Mississippi students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	127
Black or African American	2,820
Hispanic or Latino	351
White	5,802
International Students	152
Other Races/Ethnicities	392

Geographic Diversity

Mississippi students aren't the only ones who study at University of Southern Mississippi. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 70 countries are represented at Southern Miss. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Nepal, and China.

University of Southern Mississippi Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Architectural Engineering Technology	98	98
Industrial Technology	51	51
Athletic Training	17	17
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	13	13
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology	6	6
Computer Engineering Technology	2	2
TOTAL	187	187

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.