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Elementary Education at University of Southern Mississippi

What traits are you looking for in a elementary teaching school? To help you decide if University of Southern Mississippi is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's elementary teaching program.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 130 elementary teaching majors received their bachelor's degree from Southern Miss.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Elementary Education section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Miss Elementary Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

Southern Miss Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at Southern Miss compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The elementary teaching major at Southern Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Elementary Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 36
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 70
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 226
Best Elementary Education Schools 581

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at Southern Miss

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the elementary teaching majors at University of Southern Mississippi.

Southern Miss Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

95% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 130 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from Southern Miss. About 5% were men and 95% were women.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at Southern Miss are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 114
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Southern Miss also has a doctoral program available in elementary teaching. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Elementary Teaching Grads May Go Into

A degree in elementary teaching can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Elementary School Teachers 13,390 $43,860

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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