Finance & Financial Management at University of Southern Mississippi

Every finance and financial management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the finance 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. In 2021, 29 finance majors received their bachelor's degree from Southern Miss.

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

Southern Miss Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

Southern Miss Finance & Financial Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the finance progam at Southern Miss compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The finance major at Southern Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Finance & Financial 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Finance & Financial Management Schools	680

How Much Do Finance Graduates from Southern Miss Make?

The median salary of finance students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southern Miss is $39,129. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $48,896 for all finance students.

Finance Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 29 finance students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Southern Miss, about 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at Southern Miss since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at Southern Miss are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its finance bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Southern Miss also has a doctoral program available in finance. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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

Careers That Finance Grads May Go Into

A degree in finance 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
Tellers	4,310	$27,380
Financial Managers	3,670	$101,840
Loan Officers	2,400	$65,360
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	2,140	$32,290

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.