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University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS · Public · 10,075 students · mostly bachelor degrees
40th-cheapest of 49 Mississippi colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$21,708
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$26,566
Graduation rate
49%
Admission rate
99%
Median graduate earnings
$44,140
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$22,500
Average SAT
1190
Median ACT
23
Pell grant recipients
46%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
168 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Doctoral Degree54 grads/yr$191,713Clinical Nurse Leader · Post-baccalaureate Certificate$143,434Clinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree$109,107Psychology, General · Doctoral Degree19 grads/yr$105,702Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree69 grads/yr$89,904Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree100 grads/yr$87,139Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree56 grads/yr$82,848Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree46 grads/yr$81,740Education, General · Doctoral Degree40 grads/yr$74,802Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree168 grads/yr$72,411Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other · Bachelor's Degree7 grads/yr$70,328Education, General · Master's Degree8 grads/yr$69,108Accounting · Master's Degree18 grads/yr$68,920Psychology, General · Master's Degree11 grads/yr$67,434Geology/Earth Science, General · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$66,142Accounting · Bachelor's Degree45 grads/yr$65,861Environmental Chemistry · Bachelor's Degree10 grads/yr$63,856Foodservice Systems Administration/Management · Master's Degree15 grads/yr$58,640Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree21 grads/yr$57,223Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Master's Degree24 grads/yr$56,218Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree28 grads/yr$55,959Environmental Health · Master's Degree66 grads/yr$55,930Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree26 grads/yr$55,514Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree127 grads/yr$54,909Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Master's Degree54 grads/yr$54,457
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.