University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Public

Of 61 assessed programs, 59 leave graduates out-earning a typical Mississippi high-school graduate (about $30,928/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 107 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$19,867
$30k to $48k	$20,432
$48k to $75k	$22,756
$75k to $110k	$25,812
$110k and up	$26,542
All families (average)	$21,708

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

61 of 168 programs could be assessed 36% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Mississippi high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$40,932	+$10,004	clears the bar	$21,924	2.2 yrs	205
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$52,089	+$21,161	clears the bar	$20,000	0.9 yrs	197
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$44,963	+$14,035	clears the bar	$25,000	1.8 yrs	161
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$72,411	+$41,483	clears the bar	$24,327	0.6 yrs	149
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$37,925	+$6,997	clears the bar	$20,500	2.9 yrs	146
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$54,909	+$23,981	clears the bar	$22,506	0.9 yrs	136
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$45,471	+$14,543	clears the bar	$20,548	1.4 yrs	111
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$82,848	+$51,920	clears the bar	$22,875	0.4 yrs	98
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$33,936	+$3,008	clears the bar	$29,677	9.9 yrs	91
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	$48,769	+$17,841	clears the bar	$37,968	2.1 yrs	87
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$87,139	+$56,211	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	82
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$65,861	+$34,933	clears the bar	$18,425	0.5 yrs	75
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,381	+$20,453	clears the bar	$18,267	0.9 yrs	73
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$54,457	+$23,529	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	68
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$46,109	+$15,181	clears the bar	$20,183	1.3 yrs	68
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$42,390	+$11,462	clears the bar	$27,000	2.4 yrs	66
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$51,714	+$20,786	clears the bar	$19,000	0.9 yrs	63
Social Work	Master's Degree	$51,523	+$20,595	clears the bar	$33,632	1.6 yrs	59
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$89,904	+$58,976	clears the bar	$21,208	0.4 yrs	51
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$47,419	+$16,491	clears the bar	$25,575	1.6 yrs	50
History	Bachelor's Degree	$44,586	+$13,658	clears the bar	$25,411	1.9 yrs	48
Public Health	Master's Degree	$55,930	+$25,002	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
English	Bachelor's Degree	$39,214	+$8,286	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,956	+$21,028	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$53,118	+$22,190	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$191,713	+$160,785	clears the bar	$143,995	0.9 yrs	42
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$51,402	+$20,474	clears the bar	$21,172	1.0 yrs	38
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$44,990	+$14,062	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Library Science and Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$30,340	-$588	falls short	$23,255	insufficient data	36
Data Processing	Bachelor's Degree	$55,514	+$24,586	clears the bar	$22,500	0.9 yrs	35
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$81,740	+$50,812	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Education	Doctoral Degree	$74,802	+$43,874	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Legal Support Services	Bachelor's Degree	$48,196	+$17,268	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$36,771	+$5,843	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$55,959	+$25,031	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$30,864	-$64	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Accounting	Master's Degree	$68,920	+$37,992	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$41,293	+$10,365	clears the bar	$25,125	2.4 yrs	25
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$56,218	+$25,290	clears the bar	$24,180	1.0 yrs	24
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$45,161	+$14,233	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$105,702	+$74,774	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$57,223	+$26,295	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Special Education	Master's Degree	$50,482	+$19,554	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Master's Degree	$58,640	+$27,712	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$45,056	+$14,128	clears the bar	$27,518	1.9 yrs	18
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$63,856	+$32,928	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$66,142	+$35,214	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$53,436	+$22,508	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	$38,599	+$7,671	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$70,328	+$39,400	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$36,907	+$5,979	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$50,650	+$19,722	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$40,707	+$9,779	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$50,957	+$20,029	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$45,985	+$15,057	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$47,150	+$16,222	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Psychology	Master's Degree	$67,434	+$36,506	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	$41,095	+$10,167	clears the bar	$24,990	2.5 yrs	7
Education	Master's Degree	$69,108	+$38,180	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Master's Degree	$109,107	+$78,179	clears the bar	$38,447	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$143,434	+$112,506	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Library Science and Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Human Resources	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Human Resources	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Interior Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Military Applied Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Business/Managerial Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Music	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Medical Laboratory Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Communications and Media	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Ocean Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
History	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Interdisciplinary Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Business/Managerial Economics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Theatre	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Criminal Justice	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geography and Cartography	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Fine Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Educational Administration	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($30,928/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.