Secondary Education at University of Southern Mississippi

If you are interested in studying secondary education, 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 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 Secondary Education section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Miss Secondary Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Secondary Teaching

Online Classes Are Available at Southern Miss

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Southern Miss does offer online courses in secondary teaching for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Southern Miss Secondary Education Rankings

Secondary Teaching Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Secondary Education Master’s Program

44% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of secondary teaching master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in secondary teaching each year. Southern Miss does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a secondary teaching master's degree from Southern Miss, 89% 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 secondary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Elementary Education

Careers That Secondary Teaching Grads May Go Into

A degree in secondary teaching 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
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190

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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