Business Administration & Management at University of Southern Mississippi

Every business administration & management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the business administration program at University of Southern Mississippi stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Administration & Management section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Miss Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Business Administration (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration

Southern Miss Business Administration & Management Rankings

The business administration major at Southern Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Administration & Management. 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.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Southern Miss

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at University of Southern Mississippi.

Southern Miss Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of business administration bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration 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 administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	44
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	145
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Southern Miss Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of business administration master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from Southern Miss, 68% 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 administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	68
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Business Administration & Management

The following business administration concentations are available at University of Southern Mississippi. 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
General Business Administration and Management	237
Transportation/Mobility Management	7

Related Majors

• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• International Business
• Hospitality Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance & Financial Management

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration 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
Retail Sales Supervisors	13,030	$37,710
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	12,410	$47,000
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	6,660	$58,920
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	4,380	$61,120

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.