Human Resource Management at University of Southern Mississippi

If you are interested in studying human resource management, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern Mississippi. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a total student population of 14,606.

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

Southern Miss Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR
• Master’s Degree in HR

Southern Miss Human Resource Management Rankings

The hr major at Southern Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Human Resource 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in hr, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

HR Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of hr bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical hr bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Southern Miss since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hr at Southern Miss are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its hr 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 hr.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Southern Miss Human Resource Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of hr master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in hr each year. Southern Miss does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a hr master's degree from Southern Miss, 71% 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 hr.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Human Resource Management

Human Resource Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Southern Mississippi. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	28
Human Resources Development	15

Related Majors

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

Careers That HR Grads May Go Into

A degree in hr 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
Human Resources Specialists	2,740	$52,030
Training and Development Specialists	1,330	$55,590
Human Resources Managers	850	$90,680
Business Professors	500	$94,150
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	310	$50,870

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.