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 $385 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $469 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$9,340	$11,340
Fees	$110	$110
Books and Supplies	$1,400	$1,400
On Campus Room and Board	$11,338	$11,338
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,812	$3,812

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 55% of students took out student loans averaging $5,996 a year. That adds up to $23,984 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Southern Miss is 2.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Southern Mississippi Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 10,693 undergraduate students at Southern Miss, with 9,018 being full-time and 1,675 being part-time.

There are also 3,453 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,018 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	132
Black or African American	2,611
Hispanic or Latino	341
White	5,394
International Students	142
Other Races/Ethnicities	398

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.

Online Learning at University of Southern Mississippi

There are 9 bachelor’s degree and 33 master’s degree programs available online at Southern Miss. In 2020-2021, 9,586 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Southern Miss has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 4th most popular in Mississippi for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Southern Miss

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Southern Mississippi was 49.6%. This is the #567 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Southern Miss regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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

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