Modern Language Education at University of Southern Mississippi

If you are interested in studying modern language education, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern Mississippi. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a total student population of 14,606.

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

Southern Miss Modern Language Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Modern Language Education

Southern Miss Modern Language Education Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Modern Language Education Student Demographics at Southern Miss

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the modern language education majors at University of Southern Mississippi.

Southern Miss Modern Language Education Master’s Program

Of the 19 students who earned a master's degree in Modern Language Education from Southern Miss in 2020-2021, 16% were men and 84% were women.

Of the students who received a modern language education master's degree from Southern Miss, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the modern language education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern Mississippi with a master's in modern language education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Science Education
• Physical Education Teaching & Coaching
• Music Education

Careers That Modern Language Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in modern language education 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
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Middle School Teachers	5,510	$46,370
Education Professors	510	$63,490
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	120	$59,690

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.