Business, Management & Marketing at University of Southern Mississippi

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

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business, Management & Marketing section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Miss Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Business, Management & Marketing (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing
• Master’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing

Online Classes Are Available at Southern Miss

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Southern Miss offers distance education options for business, management & marketing at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Southern Miss Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

The business, management & marketing major at Southern Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business, Management & Marketing. 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in business, management & marketing, making the school the #164 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Business, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at Southern Miss

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business, management & marketing majors at University of Southern Mississippi.

Southern Miss Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of business, management & marketing bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business, management & marketing 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 business, management & marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	85
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	325
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Southern Miss Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of business, management & marketing master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

Of the students who received a business, management & marketing master's degree from Southern Miss, 69% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern Mississippi with a master's in business, management & marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	96
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Business, Management & Marketing

If you plan to be a business, management & marketing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern Mississippi. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	244
Accounting	99
Marketing	65
Human Resource Management	43
Other Business, Management & Marketing	32
Finance & Financial Management	29
Business/Managerial Economics	16
Hospitality Management	11
International Business	10
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	5

Careers That Business, Management & Marketing Grads May Go Into

A degree in business, management & marketing 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
General and Operations Managers	23,850	$77,800
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	22,230	$32,160
Customer Service Representatives	17,640	$28,210
Office Clerks	16,070	$28,290
Retail Sales Supervisors	13,030	$37,710

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

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