University of Southern Mississippi
University of Southern Mississippi is a public college in Hattiesburg, MS. Its average net price is $21,172 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $19,673 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $19,390 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $20,750 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $24,502 |
| $110,001 and up | $26,441 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $41,152 |
| 8 years after entry | $45,499 |
| 10 years after entry | $47,355 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $49,322 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $16,350 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $73,017 n=118 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | $37,052 National median for this major n=3,388 | Not published |
| Biology | $33,329 Small program - rough guide n=86 | $16,750 n=107 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $46,065 n=233 | $23,869 n=234 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | $65,270 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $22,250 Small program - rough guide n=71 |
| Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $67,260 National median for this major n=1,209 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $55,855 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $22,497 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | Not published |
| Construction Management | $75,379 National median for this major n=3,543 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Criminal Justice | $34,017 Small program - rough guide n=82 | $24,125 Small program - rough guide n=78 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Data Processing | $49,531 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $25,884 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $30,543 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $72,426 National median for this major n=1,586 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $35,515 Small program - rough guide n=55 | $20,595 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $63,115 National median for this major n=43,988 | $22,285 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | $44,416 National median for this major n=2,767 | $25,545 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| History | $36,842 Small program - rough guide n=49 | $21,731 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,331 National median for this major n=9,793 | Not published |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $33,492 n=138 | $34,250 n=126 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $39,531 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | $82,853 Small program - rough guide n=69 | $34,206 Small program - rough guide n=95 |
| Interior Architecture | $49,118 National median for this major n=692 | Not published |
| International Business | $56,014 National median for this major n=5,265 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | Not published |
| Journalism | $37,563 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Legal Support Services | $32,950 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $39,300 n=167 | $26,000 n=203 |
| Library Science and Administration | $31,834 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $25,175 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Marketing | $45,981 Small program - rough guide n=83 | $22,343 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Ocean Engineering | $74,149 National median for this major n=123 | Not published |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | $40,789 National median for this major n=2,548 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $31,092 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Polymer/Plastics Engineering | $75,145 National median for this major n=198 | Not published |
| Psychology | $28,059 n=159 | $22,038 n=228 |
| Public Health | $30,745 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $47,943 National median for this major n=17,317 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $75,230 n=246 | $17,750 n=191 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,781 National median for this major n=3,059 | Not published |
| Security Science and Technology | $38,942 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $20,348 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Social Work | $33,279 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $25,058 n=116 |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | $48,389 National median for this major n=3,062 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $35,886 n=140 | $22,776 n=202 |
| Studio Art | $25,817 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $19,735 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Sustainability Studies | $44,710 National median for this major n=1,415 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $40,560 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $19,832 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Teaching | $41,003 n=248 | $24,250 n=261 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $30,671 National median for this major n=4,580 | $25,654 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
Explore Further
All Colleges in Mississippi Accounting Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Anthropology Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management Biology Business Administration, Management and Operations Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Chemistry Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Communications Computer Engineering Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians Computer Science Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Construction Management Criminal Justice Dance Data Processing Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Economics Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians English Language and Literature, General Finance and Financial Management Services Geography and Cartography Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other History Hospitality Administration/Management Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Human Resources Management and Services Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Interior Architecture International Business International Relations and National Security Studies Journalism Languages and Linguistics Legal Support Services Liberal Arts Library Science and Administration Marketing Mathematics Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Music Ocean Engineering Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies Philosophy Physics Political Science and Government Polymer/Plastics Engineering Psychology Public Health Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Registered Nursing Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions Security Science and Technology Social Work Sociology Special Education and Teaching Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Studio Art Sustainability Studies Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Teaching Visual and Performing Arts, General