University of Southern Mississippi Teaching Programs

University of Southern Mississippi is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. 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

How Do I Get Into Southern Miss?

You can apply to Southern Miss online at: https://apps.usm.edu/admissions/ugapp/

Admission Requirements for Southern Miss

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Southern Miss?

Southern Miss has the high acceptance rate of 99%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 98%, and the acceptance rate for women is 99%.

Average Test Scores

Southern Miss received ACT scores from 100% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 28. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

Can I Afford University of Southern Mississippi?

The overall average net price of Southern Miss is $20,205. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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.

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 2022-2023, 10,444 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 8th most popular in Mississippi for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Southern Miss majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Education	37%
General Educational Leadership & Administration	11%
General Special Education	32%
Secondary Education	68%

University of Southern Mississippi Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	205	0	0	0	205
Music Education	32	0	10	0	42
General Education	0	8	0	30	38
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	2	10	24	36
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	31	0	31
Secondary Education	0	6	25	0	31
Modern Language Education	0	4	21	0	25
General Special Education	11	0	11	0	22
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	5	0	10	0	15
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	13	0	13
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	9	0	9
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	0	0	8	0	8
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	1	2	2	5
Science Education	0	0	2	0	2
TOTAL	253	21	152	56	482

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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