Journalism at University of Southern Mississippi

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Southern Miss.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Journalism Schools	32
Most Popular Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
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Earnings of Southern Miss Journalism Graduates

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southern Miss is $26,614. This is less than $31,781, which is the national average of all journalism majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

Of the 35 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in journalism from Southern Miss in 2021, 34% were men and 66% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism 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 journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising
• Communication & Media Studies

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
• Image Credit: By Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.