Journalism at University of Southern Mississippi

62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the journalism 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 Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Miss Journalism Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Southern Miss Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Southern Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Journalism. 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.

Journalism Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Journalism Bachelor’s Program

62% Women

62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Southern Miss since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its journalism 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 journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Journalism

Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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 Journalism	35

Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in journalism 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
Reporters and Correspondents	300	$34,530
Editors	280	$46,070
Photographers	230	$44,770
Writers and Authors	170	$53,810

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
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