Engineering at University of Southern Mississippi

What traits are you looking for in a engineering school? To help you decide if University of Southern Mississippi is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering program.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a total student population of 14,606. In 2021, 24 engineering 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 Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Miss Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering

Southern Miss Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at Southern Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. 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
Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	397

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Southern Miss. This makes it the #309 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #200 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from Southern Miss. Of these graduates, 71% were men and 29% were women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Southern Miss since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Southern Miss Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in engineering from Southern Miss. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from Southern Miss, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 12% better 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 master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Southern Miss also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering 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
Polymer & Plastics Engineering	29
Computer Engineering	5

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Engineering Technologies

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Industrial Engineers	1,830	$82,040
Industrial Production Managers	1,800	$97,780
Civil Engineers	1,450	$85,880
Cost Estimators	1,120	$60,360
Mechanical Engineers	1,110	$85,570

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.